Friday, January 7, 2011

Nests!

"On Nest Building" 
 by Carol Lyn Pearson

  Mud is not bad for nest building.
Mud and sticks
And a fallen feather or two will do
And require no reaching.
I could rest there, with my tiny ones,
Sound for the season, at least.
But—
If I may fly awhile—
If I may cut through a sunset going out
And a rainbow coming back,
Color upon color sealed in my eyes—
If I may have the unboundaried skies
For my study,
Clouds, cities, rivers for my rooms—
If I may search the centuries
For melody and meaning—
If I may try for the sun—
I shall come back
Bearing such beauties
Gleaned from God’s and man’s very best.
I shall come filled.
And then—
Oh, the nest that I can build!
HOMEthe place where a person (or family) lives; one's dwelling place; specif., the house, apartment, etc. where one lives or is living temporarily; living quarters.


We are very much like birds.  We work extremely hard building our houses.  We work even harder making these house's a real home. We work hard designing our home's comfort and appeal.  We want our family member's to stay awhile.  We work very hard making our "nest" a place we all want to live in.
NEST:   a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building. Human-made materials, such as string, plastic, cloth, hair or paper, may be used.

Generally each species has a distinctive style of nest. Nests can be found in many different habitats. They are built primarily by birds, but also by mammals (e.g. squirrels), fish, insects (e.g. wasps and termites) and reptiles (e.g. snakes and turtles).

The urge to prepare an area for the building of a nest is referred to as the nesting instinct and may occur in both mammals and birds.
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3 comments:

  1. Having the blog name, Inspired Nesting, I love your post. These are great definitions of nests/nesting. :) Tks for sharing!

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  2. Thank you for visiting my blog and becoming a follower because it gave me the opportunity to discover your blog & become a follower. Isn't blogland fun? Love your blog title and the comparison of humans (mainly women) to birds (& animals) in nest building. The Man has always referred to our home as my nest & I like that.
    CAS

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  3. thanks for visiting my blog! I appreciate your comments. Your blog is lovely! Have a great weekend!

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