Blue Jay Nest

Only two more days until we head off on vacation. The end result has been a frantic day of business, as Madison helps Mommy pack and Daddy continues his onslaught of work to get just enough work done in order to be gone and out the door!

Mommy and Madison did such a great job outside the house today, laying down pea-sized rocks along the side of the house and the back in a nice path leading up to our new swinging chair. It is so peaceful out there.

There is a blue jay nest right there where we've put the chair, and you can see the mommy sitting there upon her eggs, resting and alert. Kitty comes by our feet from time to time, but seems oblivious to the blue jay's presence. Madison hopped up on the chair in between Mommy and Daddy, and just for a few moments, all was well with the world. Just sitting there, peacefully listening to the birds sing as our chair glided back and forth in the shade of the trees - it was a blessed moment of peace as Madison sat calmly between us, just appreciating the world around us. They've done a good job, setting things up in the back yard, but we have a little bit to go in order to fix things up. It'll look really nice though, and for sure I see us all sitting out there more and more often.