Nest building requires demanding activity of birds, as well it should be. Nest provide birds with support and insulation, concealment from predators, and shelter from rain. What could be more important?
Birds use as many materials to construct their nests as they find available in their environments. Birds commonly use twigs and grasses are common, with mud used to cement them. Some swallow nests use mud solely for nest building, but not us... we used oak flooring, double-paned windows, a wool rug, about 2 months, and 5 coats of paint!
Aside from a few minor details, we finally finished the nursery tonight - thanks again Pat for your help! I ended up with 5 coats of paint over the primer to get the color just right. I tried a new technique where you roll the paint on, and brush finish. The roller deposits a very even coat, but the brush finish looks so much nicer than the dabbled texture of a roller. Plus, applying paint that way goes much quicker than strictly brush painting. Sorry there's not any photos of the process in between - I've been extremely busy, and there wasn't much exciting to see.
Our friends and family have all been extremely generous with gifts for Tommy - thank you!!! My friends at work even threw a shower dowtown at my new favorite pub the Beer Hive.
Mario is patiently waiting for Tommy's arrival. Now all we need is a crib and dresser...
2 comments:
You even got a photo of the elusive Katie-Bird. Good work sir!
Nursery looks great. Paige has been very concerned lately about the status of your preparations. "Does he have the nursery finished yet? Does he even have a crib yet?" she keeps asking me.
I guess the answers are yes and no. Better get crackin' on that crib so the kid has some place to sleep! :)
The nursery looks fantastic!! All of your hard work really paid off! Anxiously awaiting Tommy's arrival - yeah!!!!
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