Nature Note:The Wasp Nest

I noticed that common paper wasps were building a nest under a second storey window,but I decided to leave them alone.Instead of spraying poison under that window,I let the docile insects be.Now the nest is very active,measuring about 5 inches across,or 13 cm.Some would disagree with that decision,but I felt there is enough poison in the environment,especially near a stream,where the poison would have ended up.These wasps have harmed no one,and will be finished within a few weeks,their breeding cycle completed.