Being gone from this place of my heart, is always difficult!
Of course, there's the peace, silence, history, romance and pace that I have been unable to duplicate in total anywhere else.
Here, this very spot, is the total package for me.
It's not all sunshine and roses though, catching up with mother nature on the run can make returns after long periods of time difficult!
That May of 2014, I was so happy to be here. I'd been out to the barn to see what needed to be done and began pruning/shaping that buddleia to the left. I found a nest and didn't want to disturb it. I'd already pruned some around it, before I peeked in.
Here was this little guy, one of 4, in the process of hatching from the shell! I stopped and decided to disturb them no further, but decided to come back out to check from time to time.
On my very next visit, there was that little hatched, big-eyed, gaping mouth bird face, ready to eat already, and asking: "Are you my mother?" I had to get a shot and then kept an eye on them over time.
They seemed to grow by leaps and bounds. I could watch Mom's returns and checked in from time to time.
Everything just seemed to happen so fast!
One day they had all hatched and grown to the point that the nest was very crowded.
And the next, the nest was empty with nothing but a little left over breakfast worm.
I missed them. I had empty nest syndrome, and they weren't even mine!
What a treat, gift, and grand welcome home for me.
I'll never forget them and love them always!
Happy Wednesday!
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