For Dayle's Simple Pleasures: Birds

Birds are tiny creatures that bring an abundance of wonder to the world.

They are definitely among life's most treasured yet simple pleasures.

Seeing birds soar through the air, without a care in the world, makes us realize that God is truly in charge. He watches over the littlest of His creatures with tender, loving care.

It's comforting to hear choruses of birds early on summer mornings.

Because I love  living birds, a bird collection evolved at our house. They line windowsills in one room and are perched on a mirrored tray in another.



One humorous bird story recalled while writing this post takes me all the way back to the first grade. Now, believe it or not, that was a long time ago!

The first grade teacher, Mrs. Bonneville, liked to try to fool her charges on April Fool's Day.  She had gotten most of the students in the class on little things, like saying their shoe laces were untied or their pencils were on the floor. However, she wasn't able to fool me until she walked over to the window and exclaimed, "Oh, my, there's the first robin of spring."

I jumped out of my seat and ran to the window, not wanting to miss a glance of robin redbreast. Of course, Mrs. Bonneville chuckled when she saw me craning my neck at the window, trying to get a glance of the robin.

     "April Fool, Susan," she laughed. She got me. That was bad enough but even worse was the fact that I didn't get to see a little robin after all!

This Simple Pleasure Party is hosted by Dayle at This and That. Please go to her blog http://alittleofthisandthat2.blogspot.com/   and read all about other peoples' ideas of what constitutes a simple pleasure!

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BIRD?

Birdies,Birdies, Everywhere

Among the myriad of living creatures, birds are quite fascinating.

There are so many hundreds of varieties in all colors and sizes. The sounds they make can be pleasantly melodic or blackboard scratching unpleasant. Crows can sound very annoying, especially if they are in fighting mode.

The turquoise glass mama bird in our house arrived alone. She was discovered on a table at a yard sale. Lo and behold, two baby turquoise birds showed up at an estate sale, for less than $1 each. They joined their long-lost mother.



Mourning doves truly do sound as if they are grieving. Their cries in the morning sound sad and melancholic.

Hummingbirds are among my favorites. They are so tiny and move their wings so fast they seem transparent. Seeing one always makes me wish I could hold it in the palm of my hand and feed it a tiny bottle of nectar.

When out on the tag sale or thrift store prowl, my attention is always drawn to birds.

This little fellow looks longingly out of the kitchen window, probably waiting for spring, like the rest of us.



Currently, cardinals with red feathered wings are being sought for tucking in between Christmas tree branches.

That's it for birds for today. Tweet tweet.