Their Back Yard

I have taken photos of my daughter-in-law's (& son's) backyard. She (they) and her mother put a lot of time and thought into the plants, their placement, and upkeep. It is always fun to see what's blooming and what's new on each visit.

The Bleeding Hearts were blooming

I am not sure I have the correct intense pink color of the flowers

One of the pink Peony flowers

I admired this blue star flower and now will have one in my

perennial flower garden

Thanks Liz & Crystal

It is also a white star flower

Neither could remember the name of the flower

That's OK as I don't have to know the name to know 

I like it

This robin built her nest, laid her eggs, and hatched 4 babies

on the corner of the pergola

That has not been a problem as it really has not been all

that nice to spend a lot of time in their backyard...

Until Sunday afternoon when the kids used the swing

Mrs. Robin sat at attention for a long time wondering

what we were doing and would be harming her brood

She did fly off a couple of times to find worms to feed

her remaining 3 live babies

It was fun to watch that process

One baby bird was discovered lying in the rocks 

below the nest

She won't be feeding that one any worms

We are not sure if it fell out of the nest

or was pushed out by the growing remaining babies

Survival of the fittest