As I came into contact with one of nature's gifts this weekend, I am torn about whether this blog post should be a message about building a nest or leaving the nest.
On Saturday morning, my husband and I were on the side of our house looking at our little blueberries and little strawberries when some birds started screeching and dive bombing us. What the heck! Kamikaze Birds? We were under attack! My husband got curious as to the cause for the ruckus so he started looking around. Sure enough he found this precious little fledgling on the ground, recently launched or dropped from its nest.
The birds were protecting her and trying to distract us. The next day, she successfully made it up in the tree. Good girl!
As my daughter approaches her senior year of high school it won't be long before she is off to college (g-d willing), and then off to her new independent life. She will be the first to leave the nest we have built for her. What a transition this will be for all of us! She can hardly wait. I thought I would be excited too but I don't think I'm ready for my little fledgling to take flight!
