Flight School
This year's barn swallows come down from the eves
When I first moved to the island, I did everything I could to dissuade the barn swallows from nesting on the house. I swore at them, played loud music, sprayed the hose on the “jet” setting in the general direction of their mid-air swoops. At one point, I managed to spray down a nest in progress. But that made me feel wor…
