What a Wonderful World

The Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. I have my seeds planted, my new plants in the ground, and birds are nesting in the area. Here are a few pictures of life around us:

This little guy ran into the glass windows at work the other morning. He was sitting right in front of the door when I was heading in. I went to pick him up to get him out of the way and thankfully he flew into a corner away from the main traffic flow. I was able to get a few snapshots on my phone before heading in. He wasn't there when we left for the day so I assume he made a full recovery.

Male Canada Warbler

A couple weeks ago, I watched a couple of Robins lay the foundation for a nest on our flood light that is on the side of the garage. I had to run to work so I wasn't able to watch the entire process. Yes, I was upset about that! When I got home, the nest had been built and a bird was sitting in it. Unfortunately, the same day I took these pictures, it was really windy and the nest was knocked down by the time I got home. I'm glad I got the shots when I did.

Robin sitting in the nest.

I love the teal-blue that Robin's eggs are.

A work of art.

These last few pictures are of some of the plants that are flowering in the garden right now. Some of them are new this year, some are from last year's planting. I'll have more pictures later when the summer and fall blooms open up. Until then, enjoy the spring flowers!

While I was out watering the new plantings, I also hit the hanging plants that I have. Well, when I hit one of them with the water I scared the s*** out of a bird! Apparently it made a wonderful place to build a nest. I think it was a Starling. Anyway, two more eggs on their way.

That's all for now. I'm really looking forward to spending time with the family this weekend. Next week: the flooring goes down! Jason and I picked up the flooring from Home Depot yesterday. Oh, little tip, if you want to purchase a special-order item, go home and log into Home Depot, order it online, then have it shipped to the store. Shipping is not only free, but there is no re-stocking charge. Once again, our basement has been overtaken by flooring boxes. Hopefully by next weekend we will have a functioning office and family room again!

Have a great weekend everyone!