Well I bought a new lens.

A Canon 100-400 Zoom, Ouch

I immediately photographed the

most exotic bird in my yard.

I also discovered a new poet Lisel Mueller

thanks to Cate at Beyond The Fields We Know

see links.

"When I hear them call
in the morning, before
I am quite awake,
my bed is already traveling
the daily rainbow,
the arc toward evening;
and the birds, leading
their own discreet lives
of hunger and watchfulness,
are with me all the way,
always a little ahead of me
in the long-practiced manner
of unobtrusive guides."

(from)

Why I Need the Birds           

                Lisel Mueller