Catherine has good neighbours or why can't the guys fix their roof.

[Catherine]

The guys who live two doors down need to fix the roof and eaves trough. They had the ladders and all the tools out. When I went out one of them was already climbing the ladder and getting started.

When I came back a while later they were sitting on the veranda and nothing was done. I had to ask why because they were so determined to get it done.

They got up the ladder and found a mother sparrow had set up a nest and was feeding one baby bird. So as long as the mother bird is there with her baby all work on the roof is suspended.

How sweet is that. They are going to wait with the ladders and tools ready to go for as long as it takes for the mother bird to raise her baby.

I have some really fine people for neighbours.