Under the eve, on the back porch light we have a little family of Barn Swallows.
Although it’s fun to watch the goings on up there in the little nest of mud…it does make for coming and going and sitting an resting a tad dangerous. The swooping, screeching and other cries of alarm, not to mention the whir of the wings as they zip by your head….
And, of course, it is always worse when….ONE OF THE CATS sit in wait!
Yesterday afternoon, in the heat of the day…Sammy, Boomer, and myself sat under the awning in the unmoving cool of the shade.
I became interested when there was No attacking birds to bother us.
Looking around I saw one parent
Sitting on the arch watching us, unmoving but very aware of what we were doing.
Then I looked into the nest…sitting there motionless, shoulders humped, exhaustion evident on this parent’s face I saw the same look every new parent gets, whether human or otherwise: “Boy, am I ever tired”! This look seems to say.
“These kids are about to kill me.”
“I sure will be glad when they can take care of themselves.”
“If I could JUST get some sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!”
The other parents seemed to be saying—“You rest, Honey! I’ll keep watch zzzzzzzzzzzzz.”
July’s Full Moon shimmered through the rippling leaves of the tree last night. The light cast was so beautiful the earth and everything on it looked like it was covered in hammered sheets of silver!
From my heart to your world,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
I love barn swallows :-).
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Me too!
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I love this post,..I’m sure that is exactly what they were thinking.
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That look says it all! 🙂
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It’s got to be tiring to collect your own weight in insects every day to feed the kids!
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And to have them screaming at you constantly for MORE!!!
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I love seeing the perspective of quite a different life than I live. I was battling traffic in Centennial and Denver and I love seeing the farm life.
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Boy, the traffic terrible in Denver…we had to go to Brighton a while back and hit right at Rush Hour 😦
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I always wonder how birds and animals survive the intense heat we get as well as the storms. Never thought of a bird being tired though they must at some time. The full moon this month has been incredible.
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We had a small rain storm last night…it was heavenly!
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Such a wonderful story. i loved this. Someone once told me it’s good luck to have swallows nesting at your home.
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I have seven nests right now…these new birds will add in theirs…over time I will have many. Then they leave and I knock them all down. And wash away the poop!
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Busy parents 😄 Loved the shimmering moon, perfect end to this post!
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Poor little things…they only have work for their lives.
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