Blue Monday

I killed a plant.  I know this surprises you.  But I did.  Right outside my kitchen window.  But as providence would have it, the dying plant in it's pale pink planter had the happy occasion to woo Mrs. Robin who was looking for a place to build a nest for the upcoming event.  I had front row seats to the main attraction.

She was fidget-y, knowing I was peeping out the window at her gloriousness all the time (and wondering how such a woman could be a good mother, what with all the dirty dishes in the sink).  But Mother Robin was a trooper.  Eventually we spied these:

Surely the most beautiful color in all the world.....she eventually filled her nest with 5 of these beauties.  Unfortunately, because her next was not under cover, one morning these jewels just disappeared.  I was crestfallen for awhile, but thankful at least for the few days I had of witnessing the majesty of Nature, literally right outside my window.

This has been linked to Blue Monday, my first time participating.