Hostages to the birds

The surviving swallow babies got off to a great start and have been flying like kamikazes all over the courtyard, dive bombing us and the dog every chance they have. I thought that we were out of the woods as far as bird babies goes after that…but I was wrong. I...

We’ve been attacked

There is no need for panic. We haven’t personally been attacked. But our swallows have. We have 7 nests around the courtyard. A majority of them are in a covered pass through which we never have open. Two more are over in front of the horse stalls and what will...

Back from the depths of the bird poo

I posted a couple of before pictures in my post I must be crazy. I would still say I was a bit crazy for starting this but on the other hand, it turned out to not be nearly as bad as I thought it might be and didn’t take all that long either. I started shortly...

I must be crazy

So we mostly filled up our biodegradable trash container already vines from the backyard, but I’m thinking we could fill it up even more with the remaining waste from the bird areas. There are two cage areas left, one of which will be completely removed and the...

It probably could have been a good business…

This morning when I finally drug myself out of bed (stupid cold), I was feeding Ayla and getting ready to take her for the morning walk. While she was out in the courtyard waiting for me, the doorbell on our outer gate rang. It was an older gentleman and he asked...