Goldfinches flit and flutter. They zip in and
around the red bush in our backyard. In the spring, I tucked some finch feeders
in the bush beside our back porch. Several times, I've relaxed in my Adirondack
chair camera in hand, in hopes I would capture these acrobatic little birds on
film.
Male and female both eat from the feeders, along
with house finches. They seem to enjoy hopping around from branch to branch on
the bush. Do they do this when I'm out with my camera? Nope. But when I'm
sitting on the porch talking on the phone, here they come.
Do they feel safe when my focus is away from them?
Maybe. But I'm determined to try from
time to time to photograph them. Today they came by for a moment, buried in the
shadows of leaves. I snapped a few pics, nothing stellar. But maybe, just
maybe, they're getting more comfortable with me. I can hope!
Do you have something you're determined to do? A
dream to fulfill? A goal to reach? I'd love to hear about it.
One thing is certain, and I have always known it - the joys of my life have nothing to do with age. They do not change. Flowers, the morning and evening light, music, poetry, silence, the goldfinches darting about. -May Sarton