Nest in the Snow

While on the way to the burn pile I spied a nest
under the cedar tree sitting in the snow. There
was 1/2 an inch of snow in it.

Wonder what kind of bird made her home in it?
How many babies were nestled in it? How many
winters has the nest endured the wind, snow and weather?

It is lined with clay and made out of long strands
of grass with some black horse tail woven thru.

Come spring I will look up to the branches and
see who builds a nest for the seasons young.