"I dunno. Do you know?"
"I dunno. Do you know?"
"Where's mom?"
"Let's get way up and maybe we can see her. You look south, you look north and I'll look east. Ready?"
"I thouht I told you to look north! Now you ruined it!"
"Did you see her?"
"I didn't see her. Did you see her?"
"I didn't see her."
"I thought I heard her say it was nearly lunchtime."
"It's always lunchtime, guys. I'm getting hungry!"
"I'm real hungry!"
"I'm hungrier than you!"
"I'm the hungriest little robin. When's mom getting home?"
"Maybe if we all call out for her she'll come back."
(All) "Mom!!! Mom!!! Mom!!! We're hungry!!!"
"Maybe mom went to McDonald's!"
"I hope she got me a Happy Meal!"
"I want a cheeseburger and french fries!"
"I want a chocolate shake!"
"Hey, look!!! There's mom!!! And she brought home lunch!!! Mom!!! Mom!!!"
"Whatcha get me? Whatcha get?"
"Aw, Mom, you're the greatest!!!"
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Ah, those scenes of domestic life. But they are ending very soon. The gang is breaking up. On Saturday morning (the last three pictures above), the whole gang was there. That evening, it was not quite so crowded.
And now, this evening, there was one little bird left on the nest--my first visit, mirror in hand, in several days. One of them flew off when I got near. The gang is breaking up. The kids have to try their wings in the world.
So it seems that our two busy weeks with the robin family as guests is nearly over. But they were nice guests and certainly picturesque.
Otherwise, it was a quiet weekend, marked by a hot and humid Saturday. We had some rain but, of course, no storms. We don't get storms where we live. They must have passed a law against thunderstorms.
Sunday was a bit cooler and much less humid. We marked the occasion by having a cookout for dinner. Mmmm! Bratwursts!
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