Grass-haired Monster Centerpiece

James brought this home from school 2 weeks ago. We watched it sprout hair. It's on the bench in this picture, but usually it's our outside table centerpiece.

Apparently that was it for the picture-taking. Done.

Also pictured is the birds' nest that fell from our tree. It's remarkably heavy (and probably full of germs!) I think it must be from last year, or one that's already had chicks this year. There was a pretty blue robin eggshell that may or may not have been related to it in the back yard as well.