Flo

From where I’m standing, I see the sapphire colored heads of three blackbirds (I always thought their heads were black).  A chubby squirrel hangs upside down on the bird feeder and I can see his tail and periodically, he hangs his head down while chewing a sunflower seed.  Two bright yellow goldfinches perch and eat thistle seed (according to my bird book they are a male and female, likely a breeding pair). 

All these things make me happy.  Today I was gifted with a free day – cancellations which allow me to be standing at my laptop during daylight hours and observe the creatures that hang around my house, enticed by the food we set out.

I watch them, take a deep breath and say “ahh…”.