I Can't Believe What I Found

This has been the "Year of the Robin" for me. In the early spring, I had robins nests outside my bedroom window, in my Japanese maple right outside my front door, and at the corner of my garage. All had eggs, and all had at least one baby survive. I thought robins nested and had babies only in the spring. Nope...some build nests and have babies in the middle of the summer! Look what I found outside my spare bedroom window last weekend--a weekend with weather in the upper 90s.

I was quite excited to find this "gift." There are actually four baby robins in this nest. How lucky am I to get to see this process again so soon!

Nate and I had to go to Tampa last Sunday for him to have some surgery done on his neck. (It was very successful, and all is well.) Look what I found when I got back...

The babies had grown up! One was gone already, one was on the other side of the windowsill, and these two were lingering by the nest.

I love the little tufts of feathers on each side of the baby's head.

I had to cut my picture taking short; the mother robin was frantically trying to get food to these guys. I sure feel blessed to get to see these little guys. I hope you enjoy them too.

Now...back to getting something quilty ready to work on at Dirty Monday tomorrow...