Bye, bye little birdies

Well, we have a sad resolution to our second family of robins. The mama is no longer visiting the nest and they have died. I don't know which came first - their death, or her desertion. But I noticed on Monday morning that they did not open their beaks wide like the first set when I would disturb the nest. Perhaps that is because the mama wasn't feeding them enough, I don't know, but I was reminded that without an appetite, we die, naturally and spiritually. So, we'll hope for another nest next year - we sure enjoyed watching "our" robins.