Over the past 10 days or so we’ve been watching 2 adult Robins (a male and a female) take turns sitting on a nest with four eggs. These birds built the nest on our back porch…right above our garbage cans! Over the past week they were very tolerant to us being out on the back porch to do the things that we do. They didn’t bother us and we weren’t bothering them.

Two days ago they started dive bombing us every time we stepped out onto the back porch. EVERY TIME. As soon as they would hear the back door open one of them was heading towards us. Wow…did their personality and mood change. Well, I had a suspicion that the eggs started hatching and I was right! I had my wife lure them out into the yard by tossing bird seed. 

While they were out gobbling up the bird seed and trying to chase my wife off…I climbed up to see what was inside the nest. Yup…two of the four eggs had hatched. Now that there’s babies up there in the nest the two parents have become grumpy and dive bomb us every time we go outside. The photograph in this post shows them less than 24 hours old. There’s no way I’m going near that nest to see if the other two eggs hatched….at least for now! 

Today is Friday, May 23rd, 2025. Welcome to the Friday ~ Week in Review post! I will be doing these posts every Friday to update you all on what happened throughout the week, so everyone can get caught up on the things they may of missed!

Quote of the Week:

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more. —- Angelita Lim

Reviews:

Paddington in Peru Movie DVD
Gandhi Movie DVD
Handmade Greeting Cards using COLOP’S Stamping Products
Rick and Morty Anime DVD
Paring Knives with Sheaths (covers)

General Posts and Articles:

Faux Quilted Painted Garden Yard Art Rocks
Essential Packing List for Your Kona Ocean Adventure
Gardening: Growing Strawberries in Your Backyard
Med Spa Magic: Beauty Treatments That Really Work
Bakery Café Favorites That Bring a Taste of Italy
5 Reasons Women Are Choosing Mommy Makeovers
Lady Bug Painted Clam Shells Craft Project
Why Writing a Book Could Be Your Best Retirement Project
Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe with Home Canning Tips
A BLIMP Flying Above the City
How to Improve Posture and Mobility
8 Tips for Chronic Back Pain Relief
Playing Video Arcade Games at Gateway 26 in Wildwood
Homemade Dry Rub Steak Seasoning Recipe
Galvanized Raised Garden Metal Planter Boxes

Guess what we did last weekend? We cleaned out almost all of our DVDs and donated them to 3 local charities. We had over 600+ DVDs in our collection taking up massive amount of space. In our collection now…42 is all that we kept and we kept them for mostly the kids and/or for when we’re traveling, the power is out or whatever. Gotta have something to watch if services aren’t available! It took hours to clean them out but I love all of that space that we’ve now gained back. Just something we no longer need since we stream most of our TV and movie entertainment.