sometimes life just isn't fair...

I had been keeping a watchful eye on all of our barn swallow nests all week

knowing that any day they'd be empty

and

I'd be able to finally clean up the unbelievable mess they always leave behind

when

I heard

"mom...bring the camera, quick"

sure enough

just like that the nests were empty

and

they were all gone

except for this one

who had been pushed out of the nest by his big bully brother

I suspect

and

had fallen and broken his wing

his eyes were huge

with a

"I didn't ask for this"

look

that melted my heart

and

jack asked me

"now what"

?

~~

and

just like that the little bird tried to fly out of his hand

and

landed head first onto the cement patio

breaking his neck

and

died

instantly

~~

not only is life not always fair

sometimes it just really sucks

~~

but

maybe mother nature knows

that a quick relatively painless death is better than a long drawn out one

when it comes to broken wings

~~

at least for today

that's what I have to believe

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