Sweat Equity

Baltimore Oriole
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson

Every year I have to start from scratch building a home for my eggs and nestlings. Sometimes a storm knocks down my tree, killing my babies as well as destroying my nest. I just start over again. It sucks. I mean, it more than sucks--it's a tragedy. But that's life. And most of the time things work out just peachy. I'll be back north in another 6 or 8 weeks, ready to start the whole process all over again.