We named her Lily because she loved being near our water pond. She sat on her nest as if it were a lily pad~
Some of you may remember the nest she made in my chandelier in our courtyard. Lily came back to us to build another nest! I put out a few scraps for her hoping she may use them. And so she did! The pieces she chose were the most precious ones. A blush pink ribbon from a baptism coin used for a little French baby girl with her birthdate printed on it, Fev 1906 and a thread of old sequins from a pair of my Angel wings~
Lily soon laid her eggs in the nest made 100% of all natural and very fine French fibers~
I couldn't wait for these eggs to hatch~
When I photographed them, I noticed the eggs glowed! It must be the essence of life and the spirit of someone very Grand. I knew Lily was special and of course her eggs GLOW and of course this nest is unique and of course they were born on Easter Sunday!
Lily fed and nurtured them everyday. I started to notice every time I saw them they seemed hungry. I realized Lily was gone! She never came back... I hurried, I worried. I fed them nectar with an eye dropper. They recognized our voices and our touch. When Jeanna would come to them they picked up their tiny heads and nudged our finger. They struggled. They became weak. We lost the smallest baby a few days ago. We cried. Yesterday we said good-bye to the other little one. And so....we cried again.
Today before I buried them, I wrapped them in a blanket made of soft white flower petals with sweet fragrance. I placed white lilies over each of them in a nest~ I topped it with a white rose and placed it on a bed of another white rose, then sprinkled them with jasmine flowers . Such tender little ones, they were to us.
Good-bye littlest angels from God~My gifts in this life are so simple. These babies took me to a place that matter so much to me. A world that I understand. A world that I love just like being home. It amazes me how small something can be, never made a sound, hardly moved, no eye contact but created the Biggest essence of Love in ones life. Life goes on and it always will, as will Love. It is constant and comes in all shapes and forms~
XO
fin
all photos by Janet Solomon - FrenchBlue
so sweet baby bird! Greetings from Germany, angie
ReplyDeleteThe tinest of Gods gifts touch our hearts and then leave us. Your care was special and those sweet babies are better off for it. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful but sad event.
ReplyDeleteOh Janet, my heart cries for you. Those sweet baby birds...life is so fragile, yet simply beautiful in every way. Lily must have known you would do your best and offer so much love ~
ReplyDeleteOh, you're making me cry...this is the sweetest and saddest little story. And the photos of how you buried them...aw, I'm sorry (:
ReplyDeleteOh Dearest Janet,
ReplyDeleteYou know the babies are fluttering around in Heaven now (because you you don't neeed to do silly things like grow up in order to fly there!). Maybe their Mommy was already there waiting for them.
God Bless you for trying to take care of them, but they are now where they are supposed to be.
Biggest hugs for you,
Betty
A bittersweet story...Lily must have felt safe to return and build her nest and how beautiful it is.
ReplyDeletejust as i was reading your post about these little gifts from god a bird started chirping outside our window...have to admit i got teary eyed. xoxo's nancy
ReplyDeleteAwwww! What a story! I thought how sweet of you to put out scraps for her, then she disappeared, then one died, now two and now I am sad. I would of cried too, in fact i had to fight back the tears! How sweet to bury them in beautiful flowers!
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Oh my friend...this story is so touching..you are so precious and your heart is amazingly kind...tears were filling my eyes as I read this precious story of yours...such joy and saddness mixed together...only you would think to give her a pink ribbon for her nest and care for her little ones...my heart is filled this evening sweet one. xoxoxoxo
ReplyDeleteMy hummers are too busy fighting over the feeder. Maybe someone else will use the nest this summer. If not, I'd take it in and place it on the windowsill. I cried over pinkies I found in an abandoned nest. I fed them and cared for them and a few made it back out to the far field. Sometimes we win.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet, Janet.
ReplyDeleteTheir lives mattered and they were loved. But I can relate to your lost, I have a little babycat buried in my garden, died in my hands and it is still makes me sad thinking about it. But we remember them and can tell their stories. RIP little friends. Love and let go.
ReplyDeleteOh Janet, we too have tried to nurture a delicate little bird and weren't able to save it. Heartbreaking, but alas, a difficult undertaking.
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Janet,
ReplyDeleteThe second I saw the white flowers covering these little baby birds, my eyes filled with tears. I appreciate that you find even the smallest, most innocent of creatures to be valuable and worthy of a proper burial.
I am sorry for the hurting in your heart as it hurts to lose something that you have nurtured and cared for.
Mandy
I love this story. It is so precious. I do remember the other time you spoke of this precious little bird. It is a beautiful story!
ReplyDeleteSorry for the loss of these sweet creatures. I love the story of how the little nest was built. It's so interesting how much care is taken in it's creation. Blessings,and be blessed with more love!
The humming bird nest is beautiful and glow above the eggs is amazing. But after reading on... it's all so sad, now Im crying too. Loosing your Mom is the saddest thing in the world and I would think it would be the same for animals and birds. I greatly admire your every effort to save the baby birdies. I hope that mommy bird Lily, and her babies are in heaven. I'm sure they are watching fondly over you.
ReplyDeleteyou are just the most endearing lovely creature!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely tale- do know know what else to say- speechless with a smile and a tear...
Karen
Oh what a sad lovely little story.
ReplyDeleteYour sensitivity has completely enveloped me with Lily's story. Those little babies are in heaven, knowing you did everything you could to keep them here on Earth. They love you, as does Lily...who I hope will return some day.
ReplyDeleteAll of my family feels the same way as you about Mother Nature's creatures. Never change.
Sending love...
Tears are obscuring the keys on my keyboard. I remember well the post of Lily in your chandelier. She returned to you for a reason.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this sweet story about Lily and how tenderly you treated her babies! I also enjoyed reading the article about you in the recent Romantic Country magazine. I am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteLinda
What an amazing, sweet, but sad story. Lily knows your did everything you could. ..and what a beautiful nest that is! Wow.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had seen the article about you in Romantic Homes. Which issue was it? Maybe I can still get it.
xoxo~
Oh no. I started out so loving the nest and now I'm in tears. I love your spirit.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful, moving post!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled upon your blog and I love how you use beautiful photos to go with your moving words. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story. Not all beautiful stories have a happy ending, but they all have one thing in common...enduring, beautiful love. You have such a beautiful spirit!
ReplyDeleteWhat a very tender and moving story Janet. I'm moved by your kind heart and beautiful spirit.
ReplyDeleteThat was the sweetest, saddest little post. You tried to save them, and you honored them beautifully when you could not. That will live. Thank you.
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Sandy
This is such a beautiful Blog ♥ Thanks for sharing and God Bless you,Lily and her little ones ♥
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