Thanksgiving

Hubby and I flew to St. Louis and then drove to Elizabethtown,
Kentucky to celebrate Thanksgiving with my mom, brother, and nephew. I had forgotten how beautiful the foliage is! We got a picture of these trees, but were not able to get pictures of the pear trees, which are ALSO very gorgeous. I think this is some kind of maple tree. We also got to visit the new and improved Coke Museum. WOW! I was in Coke heaven! They had so many cool, historical items. Not sure of all the history of why there is a Coke Museum in Elizabethtown, I just know it was fun to visit and there were all kinds of interesting "things." The main difference between this one and the one in Atlanta is this is all USA stuff and the one in Atlanta had Coke stuff from all over the world.

Now I'm back home and wanting to get ready for Christmas.
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Boo Hoo

Well the birds are dead. I came in this morning and a baby bird was on the bottom of the cage and later the other one appeared on the floor of the cage also. Now I threw away the nest (with 6 unhatched eggs in it) and will put a new one in and try try again after all of the holidays. It's kind of a relief because I had no idea what I would have done with them over our long Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. Especially since dear hubby said NO BIRDS IN THE HOUSE!!! I hope mom and dad aren't heartbroken!

Can you see his/her little head and beak? I wish I could get better pictures!

I thought they were dead, but they are still moving. They are making the sweetest little sounds. The mom and dad are interesting to watch because one or the other is usually sitting on them. So far, only two eggs have hatched or maybe three as far as we can tell. My student teacher sees them better than I do. The opening of the nest is rather small and the birds have covered the opening of the back with newspaper and other "things" from the cage. My biggest dilema now is what to do with them over Thanksgiving break. I don't want to move the babies. I'm thinking of just leaving them with lots of food, a clean cage, and plenty of water. Any other ideas? I'll be in Kentucky. The school is open a couple of those days.

This is the most recent picture of the babies. I brought my camera Friday, but forgot the memory stick, so no new pics until next week. If you look closely you can see one with a wide open mouth.