Cozy and Growing

It's been 1 week and a day since I discovered the birds nest with three growing babies just off our deck. We check every day to see if the mother robin is there and several times we have seen the baby birds with mouths wide open as she is feeding them. How quickly they are growing! If you click on the picture and let it fill your screen, you can see just how much they have grown in 8 days. Amazing. I think of Emily and KC's little darlings growing cozily too.

In the Leafy Treetops

Today I worked with Clyde on testing all the sprinklers, which meant I had to turn on a station, come to the back yard and deck to see if all the heads worked, several times. Look what I spotted in the tree next to our deck! Not like last year when all I saw was the left overs. Baby birds! If you click on the picture and let it fill your screen you can see one little eye peeking out. I think there are three! Stay tuned.

I'm thinking about three babies all the time - growing strong, nurtured by Emily and KC loved by all. Read their story here. Fills me with gratitude, hope, love, and excitement.

New York

We had a great time in New York two weeks ago. Some photos for you.
Our hotel was right on Times Square and it was quite the happening place, with tons of tourists, lots of lights, and traffic.If you look closely, you can see the ball that drops and 2009 on top of the building. That building is empty and makes all it's money by having all those lighted billboards on it. Every building in Times Square must have 35% of their building covered in billboards!KC and Emily came up for a short visit and we saw some great sights. The view from the Top of the Rock ( Rockefeller Center) was spectacular. Here is one with KC and Emily and the Empire State building in the background.
We spent some time admiring the Statue of Liberty up close - she is very impressive!
Here's some details on her specs.
Clyde and I took a night time 2 hour bus tour all around the lower Manhattan and Brooklyn sites. We learned a lot!