One of the best parts about gardening is the opportunity to stop being so diametrically opposed to what nature is doing and start cooperating a bit instead. It is both rewarding and relaxing to see your plants coming up ever so slowly, and and there is a sense of peace that goes with knowing one is contributing to a more environmentally and socially sustainable food system.
You can imagine Tom Crowder's surprise when it turned out that nature wasn't quite as interested in cooperating with him. Indeed, this spring it turned out that a pair of killdeer (birds) had selected Tom's plot as an ideal spot to build their nest. All Tom was trying to do was get some work done in his garden bed, but it was more difficult to convince the killdeer of that - as they chose to believe he must have been out to get them. Lots of us had a laugh as the birds took every opportunity they could to tell all of us off with a constant barrage of chirping.
The birds, along with their babies, have opted to move to a quieter spot in a currently unoccupied plot. While all parties can currently coexist more peacefully, the birds are still quite willing to share their opinion if anyone gets too close.
