Swallow free

All gone - except for the one who didn't make it.

I found her wedged between the two frames of the half open sash window.
It took several minutes of window wiggling to free the tiny corpse. Then
I removed the empty nest, and started to scrub the stairs clean of
swallow poo.

This is the last year I will host the nursery; I have pinned a mesh
screen over all the open windows, so that air can circulate where
fledging can not.

My niece told me she wants to be a pirate.
A fierce girl pirate. In a hat.
She is two.
I am soooo proud!