The mother bird who has decided to reside in my front yard (despite the cold) did two things today. She worked on this -
And she reminded me that cleaning the house isn't really just cleaning the house (thank heavens - who wants to do that a million times a day for a million days in a row). Cleaning the house is really a part of building a nest for the little chicks that I love best. I hope that I am lucky enough to do that forever.