The Big move and good luck omen

 

Yesterday was the BIG move day into my new place. I've been searching for the past 6 months but also patiently waiting for this place to open up. It's been a little stressful to say the least! I purposely packed up everything I could in small moving boxes so I could move them myself. Not knowing if I would have put everything into storage if I couldn't find a place.  For the things I couldn't move (bed, hutch, tables) I scheduled my moving guy Matt. He's moved me so many times he feels like family. :) 

So why the picture? In my small backyard I had several large plastic tub. There were all these dropping on them (think black sesame seed size) so I washed everything down a few weeks ago and sanitized them. I didn't think it was mouse dropping but I wanted to make sure everything was super cleaned. So during the move I had to get the bbq and patio table ready for Matt. I saw the dropping again and knew it couldn't be rodents. The tubs were out in the open and way too many droppings for a mouse to do in just a few weeks. I finally looked up and saw a nest and understood why the hummingbird was so aggressive when I was back there. I had to let my landlord know I couldn't take down the gazebo tent or lights because of the nest. Luck for me he agreed I could leave it until the hummingbird was done with it.  At my parent's house many years ago now, they had a lemon tree trellis (my dad training it to be flat against the house) outside the kitchen window.  Every year a hummingbird would build a nest there. I like to think this is a good omen but even if it isn't, it makes me smile.