Updated!! Short story made long . . . the best kind! [View all]

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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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