Sweet Tired Birds
Originally uploaded by evenstephen.

these two birds have just recently moved into our garage. they have been quietly building their nest for the past two weeks. they also crap on people's cars. you know, its weird, i am beginning to develop a very strange relationship with these birds. I mostly only see them when i get back to my place at night, and they are sound asleep (as this picture is demonstrating). They're surprisingly very heavy sleepers, since my car doesn’t wake them up when i pull in. In a way, i think i'm actually starting to care about their well-being. i cant explain it, but there’s a sense of quiet reassurance when i get back to the garage and see that they're sleeping and it makes me happy that they're getting their "home" ready for new family members. i think people generally have an easier time forming bonds with birds (remember that whole controversy of the co-op on the UES that evicted the hawks? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4082491.stm) . this may be a very weird analogy, but i almost relate them to young parents who are busy saving money in hopes of buying a house for their young family. i see these birds as really having a meaningful relationship with each other; searching for mud and sticks and feathers, finding a nice and good secure spot, and resting together after a hard days work. it puts a smile on my face when i see them and think about how, in a way, my parents did the same for me and my brother - going to a strange place and having to dig deep and pull it together for us. even though they crap on people's cars, i don’t think anyone in my garage minds. we all hope everything turns out well. now a bee hive, that would be a different story...