I have become somewhat of a country girl since living here in rural Tuscany. In my city girl former life, gauging time based on when my favorite tv program might be on, I was unaware of the nature surrounding me. I now base things on the sun, the wind, the birds, the clouds. I know spring is officially here and warmer weather on its way when the little storno returns to her routine. Do you remember when I told you about the starling, storno, that visits our house to nest every year? She is back...this time with friends. Like clockwork, she has returned to her rhythm here making her home in a little hole in the wall. Literally, as I have said before, she painstakingly builds her loving nest with sticks and hay and needles placed between the ancient stones. If it were not for her swooping in and out, we would never know it was there. That is until the tiny chirps can be heard...begging for a treat. I have fallen head first into this little routine...who needs reality tv when you can look out your window and witness life."There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story."
~ Linda Hogan
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bliss!
We have a nest on our rain gutter just outside our window this spring. My initial reaction was to get rid of it b/c you're not supposed to have things growing on your house here in the US, right? But, then I saw the mama swooping in and out if it and I thought, no, she's got work to do and I don't need to interrupt. Sure enough, yesterday I saw at least 3 tiny beaks wide open and reaching high to her to receive what she had brought them. Thanks for affirming that it's good to share my home and let that nest stay as long as Ms. Birdie needs it.
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