Friday, May 26, 2017

Haiku #2 {Poetry Friday}

frail newborn Spring birth
downy fluff to plump feathers
nest to branch to yard

We've had a robin's nest right outside our kitchen table window the last three weeks and it's been fun to watch.  Today our baby left her nest and spent the morning balancing on branch.  Just after lunch she returned to the nest but a short time later she wasn't there.  I hope she returns for a bit.  I have more wondering to do.


This week Poetry Friday is being hosted by Margaret at Reflections on the Teche.

12 comments:

  1. I remember when we found a little nest built in one of the shrubs on our balcony - it was so wonderful to see the little fluffy babies, even if they did make an awful lot of noise first thing in the morning! :-)

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  2. How lucky you were, Mandy, to have a nest close enough to watch. My Kindergarten class has been enthralled with Cornell's robin's nest webcam. So fun to leave up on our big screen as we move through our day. -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/blog/

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  3. We used to have robins nest in a tree outside the bathroom window. The cat was driven nearly crazy, but I loved it!

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  4. So cool! I love that you refer to this lil chick as 'our baby'. It's so hard to watch them go from "nest to branch to yard". =)

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  5. Love the line downy fluff to plump feathers. What a cool experience to watch it all up close.

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  6. I love the "nest to branch to yard" & hope she returns for you. At first I thought you were writing about new baby chicks. I just talked with a friend who said hers were ready to join the flock! Happy Weekend!

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  7. Somehow I think you'll get your share of wondering in, even if she doesn't return!

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  8. You describe this well, Mandy. What a visual: nest to branch to yard. Thanks for the backstory. Would you like to accompany this haiku with a photo of what you witnessed for my spring gallery, Springsations?

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    1. Thank you, I could share it if you are still collecting ideas. Where would I find that?

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  9. Lovely haiku of this young robins journey Mandy. This line draws me in "nest to branch to yard." My mother's been keeping me abreast of robin and her two young chicks that took up residency on her porch. She, my mom was afraid to even go out there, lest she disturb the environment.

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  10. Mandy, here is the invitation to #Springsations: http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2017/04/invitation-to-springsations.html. You can send me your image poem (poem embedded on a photo) (cvarsalona@gmail.com and place it on Twitter at #Springsations.

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