Now there are four. . . . . garden looking good!

Mama finch was busy again yesterday afternoon. In fact, get this, I 

think I saw her actually laying her egg!  She didn't fly out when I looked

out the window like she usually does, and she had her beak open

 as if straining! There were still just three eggs in the late

 morning but when I looked after watching her, there were four!

The little nest is certainly getting crowded.

How she will manage to sit on so many eggs is a mystery, plus she's

extremely skittish, flying off each time we open the front door and

even when we just walk past the dining room window.

The finch nest is in the hanging fern closest to the porch steps.

We had quite a busy garden morning yesterday, chatting with passing neighbors
enjoying the lovely day, checking on the new shrubs planted Friday, adding more
 mulch, watering plants. . . . . .

. . . . . . . and washing off our pollen-covered cars - sitting in the road here while Bob 
was cleaning off the driveway.
Note the vining plants were removed from the arbor when the cottage 
was re-sided/painted late last summer, hopefully they'll show some 
new growth soon.

I cleaned out the gazebo (it will need a heavier clean once the pollen

 has ended come early May) and washed all the cushions so we can sit 

out there during these lovely mild, sunny weekend days. We plan to
spread new, fresh-looking cypress chips around the flagstones as we 
skipped that chore last year with so many other outdoor repair jobs being 
done to cottage and gazebo.

Rain expected in the coming week so may not be doing much in the garden -
so then I'll get back to work on posts from our Patagonian expedition!

Hope your weather is allowing outdoor activities this weekend.