Monday, June 3, 2013

Taking Flight


A family friend was watching our children recently when she witnessed a baby bird dangling from the nest on our patio. A wire was wrapped around the baby bird's leg and wing.  Wearing gloves, Beth carefully freed the robin.  When she replaced it in its nest, however, the little birds inside knocked it out again.  Beth caught it mid-air and returned it carefully to the nest.  Mommy bird rushed up immediately and fed him. 

Garrett saw all of the birds learning to fly the next day.  Now, they're gone.

Another robin couple considered the children's fort a suitable place to build a nest. But something happened.  They haven't hatched.  They never will.

Those baby birds will never take risks, take flight, or leave the nest.

These two little eggs are good reminders for me during graduation season.  Max informed anyone who would listen that he was not going to stay for a local church's Mother's Day Out, half-day, three-day-a-week preschool program next year. Although he loves his teachers, he declared he was going down the street to the five-day-a-week, full-day preschool.  His little sister wants to attend the Mother's Day Out program.
Celebrating after Max's closing program. Alexandra is trying to get away to play in the bird-bath fountain.
I must not be sad.

They're ready.  It doesn't matter if I am.  My job is to welcome them to the nest when they return and hope a helping hand will rescue them if they need it.

My friend Dee Dee Chumley is giving away a necklace this month. Deadline is June 17, 2013. Check it out and remember our robins. You'll understand why I love her giveaway so much.


8 comments:

  1. Come to edge
    we can't we're afraid
    come to the edge
    we can't we'll fall
    come to the edge
    and they came
    and he pushed them
    and they flew
    Guillame Apollinaire

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    1. I kept looking for an appropriate quote to put in the blog. Thanks for finding it.

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  2. Congratulations to Max! Can't believe he's already old enough to leave the nest five full days a week. Yes, it's hard to see little ones fly from the nest, but it's heartbreaking when for some reason they can't.
    (And thanks for the link!)

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    1. This was my bonus year with Max. If he had been born six hours earlier, he'd start kindergarten in August.So hard to believe.

      I really want that necklace. Seriously, I hope to buy one if I don't win it.

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  3. Your little chickies are growing up! It's just so amazing, isn't it?

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  4. beautiful comparison. it does tug at your heart every time they take a step away from you, one step closer to independence, doesn't it?

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    1. Definitely. I just hope they always return--even when they have their own nests. *sniffle*

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