In our absence, our house has become somewhat of a nature preserve. The termites are (thankfully) gone, but now we have a new issue: honeybees! There are hundreds of them living in the soffits under our roof on either side of the chimney.

It wouldn’t be that big of a problem, if not for the fact that it’s illegal to kill honeybees. We had to call in a special beekeeper to remove them. Check it out!

He has to take out the entire hive, including the queen, to get rid of them. If the hive stays and the bees die, we’ll have rotten honey in our rafters and attract all sorts of other animals. As you can see, they’ve been successfully evicted. Thanks, Gary and Tom!

Meanwhile, under our porch roof, some robins have taken up residence, built a nest, and laid eggs.

They’re tiny! Next year we’ll have to put up spikes to discourage the birds from nesting, but for now… how cute is this?

I think we’ll start charging admission for the little kids in the neighborhood to come check out our wildlife habitat!