Grrr.....

I consider myself and animal lover.
Scratch that.
I consider myself and animal liker.

However, I have my limits.

When I first purchased this condo in 2004 I loved learning all the little things there are to learn about owning a home. There is a lot to do to care for a home and keep it looking new. One thing I was actually glad that I didn't have to care for was a yard and exterior.

I was very grateful for the few small plants that I had inside and on the front and back porches. They were enough plants that I could get my hands dirty if I wanted to, but not have to sweat over lots and lots of area. I enjoyed the fact that I had a small wooded area behind me that I could enjoy some nature if I felt the urge.

Then nature decided to get a little too close. If you follow Adam's blog here then you would know about the nest that some local birds decided to build on the back porch. The first time this happened I was thrilled. The thought of watching mother nature do her thing seemed exciting. Then the birds came out of the eggs. Urg. As they were learning to fly they would make short trips from the gutter over my bedroom window to the porch railing and back. They were so loud it would wake me up in the morning. But I ignored it. Then the poop started. The nest was positioned just in the corner so all there droppings would fall right onto the corner of the porch(where it is extra hard to clean).

After enduring this for several seasons I was getting fed up. The clincher was when I saw them starting a nest RIGHT after we had power washed everything on the porches.

This spring Adam made it his mission to remove the start of a new nest and create something that would deter them from nesting there at all. There are plenty of trees right across the parking lot for them to use to nest. Our porch was not going to hinder the bird population in the area.

Well........
I guess I'll be cleaning up bird poop again this year. At least I'm already up early with Abigail in the morning.