If you're looking for projects, you can come down to GA and clean my house! And rip up my carpet, and lay my floor tile, and fix the flat tire on my wheelbarrow so you can finish spreading last year's wood chips, and...
I'm glad the cardinals came to brighten your day -- I used to get them all the time, when I had two conifers in my front yard. The conifers were done in by the GA drought/heat, so I don't see the cardinals as much. Can't wait until I can afford to plant a new conifer