home again

today while prepping dinner, i heard a familiar call. when i looked outside, i could see that the wren who called our birdhhouse home last summer had returned.  he was busy filling it with sticks from the garden and every now and then, he would sit on top and call out to a perspective mate.  this year, i hope he has better luck, the nest was unused last year. the funny thing is, we never cleaned out the house, but it was empty.  we did see other birds scoping it out so maybe they cleaned it for the wren.  in the background, you can see the beginnings of all of our cooking and salad greens.  there are 14 different kinds, i can't wait to pick some!