A friend of mine sent me a Peanuts comic strip recently. In the first frame, Snoopy was sitting alone on the roof of his dog house; in the second, a bird was flying toward him. By the last frame, five birds were sitting in a row on the roof looking up at him. The caption read: “Birds think I’m interesting!"
Comics are sometimes like poetry. You never know if you understand exactly what the artist intended. But then, that is part of the beauty. You laugh in your own way, connecting with your own special humor. Laughter is one of the true gifts in our lives. Opportunities for laughter are all around us in every single day. We have only to open ourselves up to them. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (juvenile)
Nature is full of peculiar and lively characters that are worthy of a good chuckle. The hummingbird is one of them. If you have any doubt, sit near a hummingbird feeder for a while and watch the antics.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbird species that breeds east of the Mississippi. The males are arriving now, staking out their territories. The females will soon follow. A brilliant red-throated male has been visiting my feeder recently.
Monday, April 28, 2008
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For the Love of It...
...the sage sees heaven reflected in Nature as in a mirror, and he pursues this Art, not for the sake of gold or silver, but for the love of the knowledge which it reveals.
Sendivogius (1750)
Sendivogius (1750)
When I worked in America as a student, one of my best memories was of a hummingbird.
ReplyDeleteWe were eating our breakfast and someone pointed out the hummingbird outside by a bush. It looked like a moth. Taking a closer look, and seeing that it was a bird propelling its wings like a plane, was a pretty amazing sight - I am sure you would agree!
Hi Eamon,
ReplyDeleteYes, I do agree. It was that amazing maneuvering and their funny personalities that compelled me to put up a feeder last summer. I had just finished breakfast and walked by the window and there hovered a humming bird staring at me. I'll never be without a feeder again.
Vickie,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was living in Seymour,Michelle put up a feeder and I loved watching the hummingbirds.It took my mind off myself and my problems for a while.As you well know,nature can do that. Thanks for the reminder.
Being out in nature can be one of the most healing ways we can spend our time. And hummingbirds take the prize for distracting us with laughter. Thanks for sharing that.
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