This mama is sitting on a nest right outside our kitchen window. We noticed that she had officially taken up residence yesterday morning. And then…later in the day…we saw her lay an egg! It was extraordinary.
She’s there again this morning. I read that robins lay one egg a day, so I suspect there’s more coming. But, having said that, we have very strong thunderstorms coming today and tomorrow and this particular nest location isn’t at all protected. It’s in the crook of a branch on a black walnut tree with nothing overhead. I wonder how well she will weather the storm and/or if she might abandon the nest.
Fingers crossed that all goes well for mama and the eggs.
We mowed yesterday. It’s the first time I’ve mowed in a while as I’ve been dealing with shoulder and neck pain for over a month. I finally reached the point where I felt I could join in again, though Don mowed a bit more than me. It felt so good to be back at it. I also pulled a lot of weeds because the gardens had become messy during my ‘resting phase.’
We were tuckered out.
Coneflowers are everywhere. They’ve sprung up in new places. That’s what I love about them. They’re strong, beautiful, and they self-seed. What’s not to love?
And down by the street:
These beauties.
We’re off Lowes this morning to get a few things. Don wants to get going early because of the incoming storms, so after I post this, I’ll throw on some clothes and we’ll head out.
I finished the Elly Griffiths and now I’ll tuck into the next one in the series. I preordered the next Louise Penny, which comes out next month. Can’t wait.
Stay safe.
Happy Tuesday.
i hope your shoulder and neck pain has left and you and don were able to take it easy after all that work (i know it’s work, even if you love it)!
what beautiful views you have to enjoy with all those flowers!
prayers for the birds!
and for your trip to the store. stay safe!
glad you have some books to read now/look forward to.
and some rain (i am jealous)!
kathy in iowa
I’d like a gentle rain rather than the extremes of humid weather/thunderstorms. Ah well.
Stay safe, Kathy.
Claudia — latest painting is really nice — what are the flowers on front — very dainty. our ‘ditch’ lilies began blooming last week and our black eyed susans are opening up — don’t have coneflowers but love them. hope trip was a good one. stay healthy/safe.
The flowers are in the title: Ixia. You can look them up, another name is, I think, South African cornflower.
Stay safe, Linda!
Glad you are liking the Elly Griffiths/Ruth Galloway books. All I have left of hers are the one she wrote last year and the new one for this year, which I’m not sure is out yet—The Night Hawk. But these seem to be too new to get through my library, so I wait. Also looking forward to the next Louise Penney. I’ve read the first two Laura Lippman/Tess Monaghan books and liked them. But mostly I’m glad to have found a new series (new to me) that I haven’t exhausted yet. I still have a couple of Donna Leon’s, but trying not to read them too fast and have none left!
And you know how I covet your cone flowers! They just don’t want to play here. Boo hoo.
I’ve read all the Tess Monaghan books and really enjoyed them. I wish she’d write more of them but Lippman seems to be done with that series.
I wonder why coneflowers don’t work there? Not enough sun?
Stay safe, Shanna.
The yard is looking great. Love those lilies! And I hope Mama and her egg(s) survived the rains. It’s so hard to see something like that happen — I know it’s nature but you just want to make it OK.
I’m glad you’re liking the Elly Griffiths — she really is hitting her stride. Cannot wait for the new Penny! Happy day!
Oh, I’m counting the days until the new Penny!
Stay safe, Jeanie.