Martin House

 In 2014 I put up a Martin house that my dad had on his place.  After he died in 2007, and Mom was making some changes on the family property, she asked me if I wanted Dad's Martin house.  I did.  It had stood beside the trailer for a decade of longer and the trailer was leaving the property, so the Martin house needed a new home.

Last year, the Martin house fell after a storm, and the impact shook everything loose in the house.  My elder son and I performed an autopsy and decided that we could rehab it.  The internals were made out of the same material that yard signs are made of, and I had some yard signs left over from my political campaign.  So, we used those.

In a couple of hours, we had it back together and strapped to a fence post in the back yard.  The Martins won't get here until March, but the scouts will find it in February and lead the other in.  I like watching them fly, and hearing their warbles.  Dad's Martin house is ready for another decade of service.