Shade Tree Wisdom 4/22/15

Shade Tree Wisdom 4/22/154

        Holy Scripture tells us, Ecclesiastes 3,l:

“For everything there is a season

And a time for every matter

Under heaven.”

Chapter 3,1.

        And what happens at this time of year is return of barn swallows, returning from their winter homes in Central and South America. Usually they return to the same lace to build their nest.

        I remember we had several pairs in our barn at home. During the summer the half door was always open,  and their presence meant absence f mosquitoes,  for t his one of the insects they ate.

        Their nests were marvels of engineering, using bits of mud mixed with grass and sticks, plastered to a beam or under the eave of a house, the nest being covered with soft feathers.

        In the cities they plaster their nests on the underside of bridges and under- passes.

        Just one of God’s riches o f creation for our enjoyment. May God bless.

GPD 4/22/15