See Jane Walk

 I took this photo last spring--a thoughtfully crafted home in our boxwood shrub. 

The babies did rise up and fly away.

Happy to report a 20-minute walk at 7 p.m. This may sound like a kindergartner's recap, but here is what I saw:

1. A robin redbreast (at least I think so). My birder (Figgy) is in her own apartment, not here to verify.
2. A cracked light blue robin's eggshell. It was in the green grass, a positive sign that a proud, can-do baby emerged, leapt to its feet and took flight. I carried it home carefully, in my palm. "Oh, no," said Punch when I showed her. I told her it meant the baby flew away. "Oh, good," she said. We connected on nature. Common ground.
3. Two adult bunnies scavenging in gardens.
4. A mama deer and two offspring. She was very protective. Stopped in her tracks and stared me down to be sure I wouldn't advance or make trouble. Good maternal instincts.
5. Birds alighting in a shrub to build a nest.

Good night.