doing the best she can

When I first saw this nest last weekend I couldn't help but feel a sense of despair for the perfect quartet of eggs.  Why?  Because the nest is built ON THE GROUND, in a clump of grass smack in the middle of a clearing where gophers, chipmunks, mice and snakes abound.  What a dumb mother bird, I thought to myself as our dog nearly keeled over with the euphoria of the nest's scent.  But upon further reflection, maybe the mama bird is doing the best she can.  Maybe she wants to outrun her own troubled youth, to do everything differently than the way her parents did.  Maybe she has seen too many eggs lost in windstorms.  Whatever the case, best of luck to you and your little ones, renegade mom!