Who's on your front porch?

So, I'm trying to find more meaningful things to do with my "spare" time... I'm not sure that blogging is more meaningful than anything else I've been doing lately, but we shall see.

I plan for this to be a way for me to share the things in life I enjoy.  Those of you who know me know I love all things nature - trees, flowers, animals, bugs, and mamaws.  Mamaws usually aren't found under logs, but I may throw one in there every now and then (in my writings, not under a log).  With that, I invite you to go on adventure with me!

Recently, a bird started building a nest on our front porch.  It's really small and sits on a tiny ledge above our porch column.  It appears to be made out of moss and a little mud.  I have searched all things birds to try and figure out what kind of bird it is, but I can't make up my mind.  About a week ago, there was one small egg in the nest.  Today there are three.  This picture isn't the best, but I almost think the two eggs on the outside are different from the one in the middle....  Now I'm really confused!  The momma bird freaks out and flies away every time we walk by the window or go outside, so I can't get a good picture of her.  I will persist.

While checking out the bird nest, I noticed a small spider going around in circles.  With further investigation, I discovered it was building a web.  Man, he/she worked so hard!  It was amazing watching it crawl around and connecting new strands.  I tried to get a picture, and this is the best I could do.  No idea what kind it is... I did a little research, but got freaked out by all the spider pictures.  Eeek.

That's all for tonight.  If you're lucky, I'll share some photos of our recent trip to the 5th Annual Hellbender Symposium with you in the near future....

Adieu!