"This week in birds" is taking the day off to celebrate the blogger's husband's birthday. We'll be back as usual next weekend. In the meantime, I hope you have an opportunity to be outdoors enjoying the birds and the environment and that you will remember to take whatever action is in your power to protect them both.
How about we share another Mary Oliver poem? After all, you can never have too many of those. In this one, the poet seems to acknowledge that it is often hard to simply live in and enjoy the moment, perhaps because we are afraid it can't last. She urges us to give in to that moment and fully experience the joy. Although "much can never be redeemed, still, life has some possibility left." Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is no...
I am in shock, filled with angst, disappointment, and an empty hole in my Saturday morning! But I understand! Have a great time together celebrating a birthday.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to disappoint you, David, but hang in there. I shall return!
DeleteHappy birthday to your husband, there is a tit singing outside my window to celebrate that :)
ReplyDeleteHere we have a relative, the Tufted Titmouse, a charming little bird and one of my backyard favorites.
DeleteHappy Birthday to Mr Dorothy! It is sunny and warm here today and the birds are all singing!
ReplyDeleteSpring has definitely sprung!
DeleteHappy birthday to your husband! I spent some of my morning watching what I think may have been a Carolina wren try to build a nest on my front porch light. Later this afternoon the nest was abandoned and the material was on my front porch. It's a drama I will never know the truth of. But I'm in my back yard now, listening to the birds sing.
ReplyDeleteMany birds, including wrens, occasionally start several nests before they settle on the one they will use. Enjoy your birds.
DeleteHappy birthday to your husband! I saw my first cowbird yesterday. And I thought the goldfinches were gone, but, no, several came to my feeder.
ReplyDeleteOur goldfinches and siskins are on the move, but a few are still hanging around and those that wintered farther south are also passing through now. I haven't seen as many cowbirds this spring as I usually do and that's okay with me!
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