Ok, after I wrote that last post Sunday night I realized something on the way to work Monday morning. The Blackjack trees weren't bare anymore! Either that happened overnight, or I never opened my eyes on Sunday at all.
Oh well.
Now, if you're a bird lover, tree hugger, PETA member, or weak stomached STOP READING THIS POST AND MOVE ON TO SOMETHING ELSE!!!!!
Remember the snake incident from last summer? Ya know, the one where the snake was stuck over the door knob on my parents front door and poor unsuspecting Mom opened the door? We decided the reason the snake was there to start with was because there was a bird's nest on top of the door frame. I don't know if it was the same bird or it's relative, but a bird was trying last week to build a new home.
Bird's nests above the door drive my Dad bananas! Last year he fought with that bird over the nest thing for weeks. Everytime Dad would get rid of it the determined bird would build it back. And in record time too!
Dad was doing a little painting on the front of their house at the end of last week. The pesky bird(or it's relative) decided it was time to take up residence. Dad got rid of the nest Thursday evening. Friday morning my bro-in-law came in the house and said that the bird was back. I wasn't here, but I can imagine the look on Dad's face. It was probably the same look we kids got when we'd done something for the 100th time he had told us 101 times to not do! He went out with bro-in-law to check it out. The bird was on a branch singing away with an eye on it's newly constructed home. Dad told bro-in-law, "Keep an eye on that thing!"
My sweet little Daddy went in the house, brought out the shotgun, and took care of business! He will not be cleaning up a bird nest again! I'm fairly certain all the other birds sitting in the Blackjack tree in my parents front yard sent out the signal to stay away from "Crazy Cowboy the Bird Killer's " house.
My mother will hopefully enjoy a summer without a snake flying into her home!!!!
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