Today is our
anniversary. My husband woke me up early whispering, "Come here
quick." He was standing in the doorway of the family room looking at the
suction cup bird feeder we put up last winter. Two grosbeaks were trying,
unsuccessfully, to get at the seeds. Sadly, the birds were too big. The last
time we had grosbeaks in the yard was the year Mt. St. Helen blew, and that
spring we had a yard full. Grosbeaks might visit a yard if black oil sunflower
seeds are available but, then again, they might not. The sunflower seeds sell
in 20 pound bags here and if the birds don't come, what are you going to do
with all those seeds? We are debating the pros and cons. My husband and I enjoy
many little things such as what birds are in the feeder, and have learned many
things from each other. He has taught me war history and how to appreciate
country and bluegrass music and how to spot game tracks. I have taught him
about Russian history and different kinds of flowers, and moss--a specialty of
mine. Together we try to identify birds or find out where the ships in the
harbor are from. We talk to people in restaurants or in line at the grocery
store or even the homeless.We have learned the words for hello in Korean,
Russian, Spanish and Laotian and the emigrants we encounter are so pleased that
we care enough to have learned. Everyday is made up of many little things that
fill us to overflowing. When people ask me, what's new, it's hard to explain
how exciting it is to see animal tracks in the snow or bird tracks in the sand
on Commencement Bay or about the elusive peacock who plays hide-and-seek in the
neighborhood. These are the sorts of things I try to include in my writing.
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Hi Karla,
ReplyDeleteNice post.
Regards
Margaret