A Story- "The Page Turned" - April Posey , Chickadee at Feeder

The Page Turned

The story had been moving along in a fairly mundane manner. Minor difficult disturbances and small pleasant surprises dotted the pages.  The overall curve of the plot proceeded along predictably, and glimpses of foreshadowing hinted at the probable denouement. 

But life can be special. You meet your soulmate in the most unlikely place.  You suddenly have a wonderful job opportunity that you never imagined you could get. You travel to a place that you always dreamed of visiting.

Yesterday does not predict tomorrow.  In the blink of an eye, the page turned for me and new excitement and life came streaming in. A new home full of family.

 

Some sweet April flowers.

In order to enjoy the frilly snowdrops, primulas and blue scillas, I put them in a glass bowl.

The small winter birds are still coming to the feeder although they aren't eating as much.  This feeder is squirrel-proof. The pegs that the birds sit on are spring loaded and will close access to the seed if a squirrel gets on it. Sometimes the squirrels try to stretch from the top down but the tube is just a bit too long and they end up falling to the ground.  After a few unsuccessful attempts, they go back to picking up the dropped seed on the ground. 

We will only feed the birds for another week. Feeding them in the summer is unnecessary and can attract mice and other undesirables.  In fact, a raccoon has been coming the last few nights and taking the lid off the metal garbage can that stores the seeds. We have tried tying the lid on with bungee cords but that doesn't stop the raccoon one bit. Surprisingly, he (she) doesn't spill all the seed on the ground - quite tidy about snacking on the seeds.