The Everyday

This is not an unusual event for our household. Unfortunately..... This afternoon a Starling was stuck in our fireplace chimney flue. Of course these birds cannot fly back up the chimney flue as it is physically impossible for them to do so. So generally what we do is get the big fishing net my husband bought last summer at about 10:30 pm from Walmart to catch a bat that was flying around the house terrorizing me, and open the flue and attempt to catch the bird. Well a house with 3 dogs and 6 cats, we have to act quickly or the creature doesn't stand a chance. So it becomes a huge ordeal lasting approximately 30 minutes but with much success this time and finally at last a freed Starling. Whew!