Yesterday, as we were outside showing my mother how the roses were doing on the side of the porch, she and my wife were startled by a bird that seemed to fly right past them.
Well, it seems that the simple reason why is that a mourning dove has made a nest right on top of our gardener’s bench. She’s also watching over a small white egg, so we’ll be trying our best not to disturb her growing family.

Happy 4th of July, everyone.
m13b - journal April 16th, 2006 at 8:41 am
[...] Yesterday turned out to be a very nice day, and while working out in the yard a little bit, I noticed the return of a certain little visitor. Surprisingly, the dove that made a nest on our porch last summer has returned. [...]