Well, it\u2019s happened. We knew this day would come. I tried not to think about it. It felt like the magic would last forever. But the end finally came. The end always comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All four of my birds have left the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It happened this morning. I missed the first two, but I was lucky enough to catch the last two leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know the best part of it all? The best most sweetest thing in the whole universe? All the siblings hung around the area and waited until each one had flown away. The others kept coming back and landing on the balcony, perched on my string lights, checking in, chirping encouragement, until the final bird took flight. Couldn\u2019t you just die. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So it\u2019s over. They all left this morning. no one has been back since. It feels weird. The birds gone. For weeks now I\u2019ve been watching them. Checking on the nest, consistently, all day long. At least once an hour. But today, it\u2019s like I forgot. Out of habit maybe, I kept opening the door to check on them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n