Home to roost

You're going to have to trust me on this one, because I couldn't get a shot of the bird and the car in the same frame. Well, maybe if I laid down in the street, but I try not to do that much.

I was out on the porch last night, waiting for a pasta sauce to simmer down a bit, and saw one of the scrawny little hens who have been hanging around for the last few weeks hop on top of the sedan, eyeing the yellow elder overhead.

I went for the camera, of course, but by the time I got back outside the bird had vanished. So I had another sip of wine and sure enough, there were rustles in the tree.

And yes, she'd made it up there to roost for the night -- and help customize the Lexus' paint job below.