bird mites

I know I mentioned before about how my camera was out of commission, and there is indeed a story behind that. And it involves our sweet, innocent birdie friends! So almost every day for two weeks, either Jake or I would head out to the nest with camera in arm to take a picture of our feathered friends. Well, the day before they flew the coop, Jake headed out there and snapped a few shots, then returned so we could look at them. It was then that I noticed small brown dots crawling up his arms and all over his hands. He hopped in the shower immediately and threw his clothes in the wash, but after doing a little research we realized that they were, in fact, bird mites. What are bird mites, you might ask? Well, according to a quick google search, they are gross little insects that live off of birds. And they had definitely invaded the nest outside our house.

So, in order to protect ourselves from being infested with bird mites (which according to most things we read are near impossible to get rid of), we wrapped the camera up in a plastic bag, then placed it in a larger ziplock bag for almost 3 weeks to kill any bugs that may have crawled onto it.

So, if you happen to see any of these critters running around your house, do everything you can to get rid of them!

And I suppose I should learn to keep my distance from cute little fuzzy wild animals....but, seriously, who can pass these little guys up?

So, I have my camera back, which means I can start posting more interesting things about what's been going on around here. I have a couple of new designs which I will be revealing in the next few weeks, and a fabulous collaboration I'm working on which will be announced at the beginning of August!

So, what's been going on with you?

new life

Remember our sweet little robin's eggs?

They hatched!!

And while they're not the cutest little things yet, we got to experience the greatest thing! Since their nest is right outside our living room window, we actually got to hear the eggs hatching. It was amazing. After a few cracks, we would hear just the tiniest of squeaks coming from the nest, so we knew they were here! We've been loving watching the mommy and daddy robins (that's right, both the mates bring food!) flying in and out of the nest taking care of their little ones, and can't wait to see them grow! I'll keep you guys up to date on their lives!

To cap off this busy month, I'm a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding on Friday - it's my first experience as a bridesmaid! Here's to hoping I don't fall down the stairs I have to walk down into the ceremony...

What have you been up to this week? Hope you're all having a lovely one!