Rae Spencer

Last summer the yard had its first nest box success. (See posts about the house wrens here, here, here, and here.)

Now we have a new pair of wrens adding twigs to the nest box.

I’m looking forward to new nestlings in the yard…

But I can’t claim happiness, these last few days. On April 28th tornadoes tore through the place where I grew up, Lincoln County Tennessee. Two people died. In the days before and after Lincoln County’s tragedy, the same storm system ravaged other communities, and there were more deaths. I ache for the families who have lost so much.

I would stop there, if aching helped, but I need to do more. So I’m making a few donations to organizations that are helping families recover and rebuild. Maybe you could consider doing the same?