This little episode happened way back in the spring, but I stumbled on these pictures and thought I'd share them at this time of thanksgiving.
I am thankful that my children are learning so many important lessons about God's creation on our farm.
One of these lessons is that sometimes God's wonderful creatures can make things messy on the farm :)
Like the little birdie that worked so hard to make this nest....way up inside the conveyor underneath the trailer we bought. So when Jeremy turned on the conveyor for the first time to put fertilizer into the air cart so that he could distribute it in the field, it caused an instant backup and overflow of said fertilizer, which in turn, caused said farmer to have to clean up said fertilizer with that handy-dandy shovel in the background. Isn't he lucky that his wife gave him that shovel as a wedding present? Seriously...but that's another story for another day :)
As always, Jeremy made the best of a messy situation, and used it as a teaching moment.
He brought over the nest and let the girls, who were helping us to chauffer Jeremy to assorted farm equipment that day, take a looksie.
The wee red head, ever the brave and fearless kiddo, practically dove right in.
Meanwhile, C.W., our calculated, more cautious daughter, wasn't quite so sure about it.
She came around, and we still talk about the little birdie nest.
What lessons are you thankful for that your children have learned about nature?
