Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Thing With Feathers

By this past Saturday I was feeling quite cooped up from my marathon-map-making-month and desperately needed to get out in the garden. (My garden was desperate for me, too, since I hadn't cleaned up from last fall...)

I was weeding and pruning away when I saw this Robin with a big fat worm in her mouth, perched on the fence:















Not so unusual for Connecticut in the springtime. But then I noticed where she was headed:















I'd been working less than 5 feet away from this Rhododendron and hadn't seen the nest. The mother Robin didn't squawk, or dive-bomb, or anything. I like to think she trusted me. And those babies sure were hungry:















Little things like this give me hope in this crazy world.
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9 comments:

  1. Alicia PadrónMay 13, 2008 at 9:15 AM

    Awww my.. that is so wonderful. Isn't nature amazing. Things like this make me soo happy. I love this pictures Jennifer! Thanks for sharing them :o)

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  2. SusanMay 13, 2008 at 9:38 AM

    Do you take your camera with you when you garden? You captured the moment so beautifully. Thanks for sharing.

    This is the smile you gave me. : )

    (kind of sideways...)

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  3. JulieMay 13, 2008 at 10:26 AM

    great photos! Happy spring!

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  4. gailMay 13, 2008 at 11:44 AM

    Just the other day, when I leaving for a walk, I happened on a family of quail crossing my yard. I ran back in the house for the camera and although I did get some shots of those little guys all walking in a row behind Mom, non were great shots. Plus, the Papa quail wasn't too happy with me even trying to follow them.

    I know what you mean, it made my day.
    Nice photos!

    gail

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  5. Tom BarrettMay 13, 2008 at 12:17 PM

    Great pics! I love being outside. I kills me some days to be stuck inside in front of this computer. I look to the end of each workday so I can go outside and play with the kids or mow the grass or tend my new vegetable garden!

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  6. Jennifer ThermesMay 13, 2008 at 12:42 PM

    Thanks, Alicia! Me too. :-)

    Sue-- No, actually I ran into the house to grab it, thinking for sure I'd miss the shot or the Robin would come after me... but they were all very calm. Amazing!

    Thanks Julie-- you too... finally! :-)

    Gail-- That's usually what happens to me. We've had a lot of wild turkeys around here lately and I always miss them. Still special to see, though.

    Tom-- I know what you mean... especially this month! At least today it's warm enough to open all the windows. Yesterday was cold and windy, and I actually lit the wood stove again. ("Sigh..." Enough cold already!)

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  7. Barbara O'ConnorMay 13, 2008 at 4:48 PM

    Oh wow - that is awesome! What a great day you had!

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  8. Paola De GaudioMay 13, 2008 at 11:30 PM

    Oh, these are the little things that also make my day!
    How nice you have new friends in your garden :)

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  9. Jennifer ThermesMay 14, 2008 at 8:42 AM

    Hi Barbara-- It really was!

    Hi Paola-- It's fun how many little creatures you notice in your own back yard when you start to look closely...

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