Birds Nest

 I was watering the house grounding rod (good to do during a drought);

when I looked up and saw the dryer vent had a little stick hanging out of it.

I lifted the flap and saw a bird nest blocking half of the vent

(another good thing to check regularly).

I pulled the nest out and dropped it to the ground and began clearing out

the dryer lint that had backed up behind it.

As I finished cleaning I looked down to the ground at the nest to find three tiny eggs.

I picked up the nest and deposited it at the north fence.

Bird eggs attract snakes and I didn’t want that.

I walked back toward the house and as I traveled past the white lilac,

Something hit and wrapped around my leg.

My leg had a spasm, as I kicked to shake off what I was sure was a snake.

Well it turned out to be a piece of honeysuckle vine I had pulled from the ground before.

I told Joyce what happened when I walked into the house.

She gasped when she thought she knew what I was going to say.

When she recovered, her question was, “did you wet yourself?”

Happily I replied, “no.”