Outside our window

A few weeks ago while doing yard work, Jimmy discovered a robin's nest nestled in the branches of one of our crape myrtle trees. This tree is right in front of our play room window, which has made keeping tabs on the sweet little robin family quite easy. We've all been looking forward to the day when we would discover this....

One of the kids was making the daily rounds to check in on them and detected the faintest little movements in there. The best way I could think of to get a better look was to take the camera out and just hold it up and see what we would find. There are four of them all snuggled up in there! The mama robin checks in often, bringing fat, juicy worms from the yard. This is how she is greeted...
This is now the image that comes to mind whenever I think about the fact that my Granny used to fry four whole chickens every Sunday to feed her five hungry men! I'm sure any mom can relate to this sight.