A birds eye view!

Sitting at my kitchen window I looked out to see a mama bird starting to build a nest in the bush right within my view. It took her all day and she used everything she could find in my backyard. She was very thorough and thrifty. At the end of the day she laid in the nest and rested. I was astonished to see what she could accomplish in one day. The next day I went outside to check the nest and it was empty. She was out for the day. But later she returned and rested. After a few days of checking and she had laid 3 eggs. Now I was invested. I felt privileged that she built her home right within my view of my new found desk. You see we had a leak in our office and if that had not happened I wouldn't of been by this particular window. So now I had a beautiful scene to watch play out. It was only about 12 days or so and three little baby Cardinals were born. Bright red and so vulnerable. Mom went out in the morning and fetched food as the Red Cardinal Dad watched over the nest. Then Dad would fly out and get food as well. I loved watching the way they worked together. Every night before the sun went down the Dad would sit on a tree high above and sing to his family as he flew away to sleep and leave Mom with her kids. They're almost a week old now and have changed so much and I am grateful for the beautiful view that I have had during this week of trails and loss as it has reminded me of new life and hope. And I couldn't be more thankful for my view! almost a week old & below minutes after being born Want to join or just want to know what Five Minute Friday is all about? Head over to Lisa Jo's blog and find out :) And while you're there, be sure to visit & leave some comment love (no lurking!) for the other bloggers who linked up!