Updated!! Short story made long . . . the best kind!
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Okay, so I've been gifted a clothes washer and dryer from the estate of a friend's mother. Really need them as I'm paranoid of going to the Laundromat as there's only one in town and it's kinda crowded--makes social distancing difficult. Scheduled pickup date as Wednesday of the coming week.
First thing I do is clear out the space in the garage where the hookups are. I did that on Sunday and left the garage door open all day as I was coming and going. Same on Monday.
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On Tuesday I discover that wrens have made a nest in the cubby where the washer hookups are. Arrgggg, I have to destroy their nest which I do and close the garage door to keep them out. I feel like a real shit for doing it but what else to do?
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On Wednesday morning I look out my sliding glass door onto my balcony and see . . . an almost complete wren's nest with the mated pair working industrially finishing it.
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As I type this Mommy wren is sitting in her nest and Daddy wren is steppin' n fetchin' food. In an amazingly short time the clutch of eggs will hatch, fledglings grow to maturity, be lured from the nest by Mom & Dad and then taught to find food on their own.
It's one of the things that make me smile . . .
Update. We have eggs!!
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Nothing like freshly clean sheets! Enjoy. 
that nest and hatch here at our home. It is a gift to watch them flutter down from their nests and learn to fly, all while their parents watch on in support. (Or so it seems to me)
Good thing they had time to remake the nest before the eggs arrive!
Glad things worked out so well for all involved.
They're cute as a button and very loud for their tiny size. 
