baby birds

the bean and i have been spending quite a good deal of time at her gigi and poppy's house, since my mom's surgery a few weeks ago, and one of the coolest things has been happening there. my parents have a firewood rack on their front porch, and right on top of it, exactly at the bean's eye level, a dove built a nest and laid 2 little eggs in it. we spend a lot of time on the front porch, and the dove has gotten used to us, with the exception of when the bean offers her a pancake or some cheese, and so we've had a ringside seat for the whole bird-maternity process.

they hatched last week, and they have grown tremendously in just a few days. the mother bird is still diligently sitting on them, so we don't know quite how big they are, but i just never imagined they could get that big after being in such tiny eggs. completely amazing.