A lesson in Nature

Last year we discovered in one of our front trees a new little bird's nest. We had fun listening to birds everyday and hearing the baby birds chirping and growing. Though we couldn't ever really get a good look in the nest we knew they were there and it was fun to have them there. As Fall came the nest was abandoned and the girls wondered what would happen to it. I told them to leave it there and we would see if the birds came back to it in the Spring. A bird did come back to the nest and laid its eggs there. Sadly, yesterday's winds and rains proved to be too much for the small birds nest and it came tumbling to the ground while we were gone. We came home to discover that 3 newly hatched birds had been in the nest and didn't survive the fall and exposure to the rains. The girls were sad for the birds and wondered about the birds' mother and how she would feel when she returned to the nest. I told them that this was the the nature of life. Some times bad things happen and the animals can adjust and will continue on. Later, I considered this and thought of my little baby birds in our home, our safe nest. I hope that our home can withstand the torrential winds and rains of life to keep them safe. I marvelled also at the strength of mothers out there that have had to deal with loss... ok I know I'm being sappy now :)