Day: August 22, 2011

Where did the summer go? It seems lately that the hummingbirds and goldfinches are eating feverishly at their respective feeders. Perhaps they are soaking up the last days of summer and are instinctively preparing for flight. Watching the birds this summer has been particularly cathartic for us as Tom completed his radiation treatments and regained his health and strength. The birds fed our souls, as nature so often does. However we have also been amused and amazed at bird behavior around our feeders.  And it has reminded me of  how kids start to behave by the end of summer. They