UnFOURgettably 4 Friday!

Still living the safer at home life on our end. Missing that Northern crew like crazy. I think the Bee has grown 4 inches. I continue to read and work puzzle as well as watch TV to pass the time. We take drives every few days and with pooled resources we are stocked with provisions and feel we are doing quite well. Continuing to practice social distancing and good hand hygiene. We have also taken to wearing facial coverings, our buffs, not masks. They are hot, don't stay up all that well but they serve the purpose.

In other news it is Man vs Bird at the Meadow. Birds have been an issue since we moved in. They have wanted to nest on our outdoor light fixtures so we placed a deterrent and that has worked well.  We also got a rubber snake. Now they are trying to nest on our back patio in the guttering. They also attempted to nest in the new garage guttering. Handy dandy products to block them have been working on the new garage. As for the porch we moved the rubber snack from the front porch to the back and we have even purchased an owl. Neither seem to be working all that well. What has been working is our persistent knocking down the nest in progress. So every morning it has become my ritual to go outside, usually in pajamas, no less, to knock down the beginnings of a nest. Lately the maker has been a bit outraged and lets us know. It's been funny, but not. I feel bad, but I DO NOT want a nest. They poop all over as they fly in and out so NO NEST wanted! After my initial knock down MiRV takes over. We keep tabs all morning; going out to ward off more nest making attempts and knock down what might have snuck through. It's a tough battle!

The mess we wake up to and the start of a new nest nearly every morning...

 We knock it down, clean it up and watch for more action.

It's been quite serious trying to deter this nest making!

Stay safe, stay well, stay home!