 WELCOME - Come on in - but beware!!
My husband and I have lived in our home for 4+ years now. Soon after we moved in I was invited to a Southern Living home party and in a effort to be a friendly neighbor, I went and purchased the container that you see hanging on my front door. When it arrived I excitedly rushed to the local craft store and bought some pretty plastic flowers and placed them inside and hung them proudly on the door. A few weeks later, my husband walked into the house through the garage looking somewhat amused. It seems that in his efforts to get the lawn cut, he was being dive bombed by two Purple Finches. A quick investigation led us to the plastic bouquet and the nest that had been tucked way in the back of it by our bombers, who really do not take kindly to us using the front door while they are setting up housekeeping.
LOL- the container is hanging on the door in just the perfect position for me to watch the entire show through the windows above and through the peep hole in the door. I delighted in every minute of it. The grandchildren marveled at the tiny eggs inside one week and two weeks later we had little tiny Purple Finches that within a couple of more weeks had left the nest and were happily flying around the yard, and eating from the finch feeders.
My hubby kept insisting that I take the planter down and clean up the mess. OK, I cleaned up the mess and carefully cleaned off the door, but something told me that I should leave the planter in place. And, a few weeks later, we were getting dive bombed again - yep - we were having another family of Finches and now that planter just had to stay!!
The feathers in the foyer was the fun part when we forgot and used the front door when the little guys were getting ready to leave the nest. Now, every spring I go out and get new plastic flowers, and just watch and wait. This year it only took them two days to start their nest , and again right where I can see it all unfold before my eyes. Only, this year Bob wants to paint the front door - I can't imagine why, so I had to make a deal with him that after they have left the nest the first time - we will see if he actually makes me uphold my end of that deal. Though he won't admit it, he loves it every bit as much as I do!
God bless!
Judy
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