Alright, Already! I’ll Feed the Birds!!
Of late, I’ve been following a few bloggers that have been crazy enough to undertake this Project 365 (+1), the plus one on account of this being a leap year. Absurd idea. Essentially, you post a photograph each and every day of the year. Some will post only a photo while others have gone the extra mile to caption the photo or even provide a brief explanation or story. Wow! I’ve neither the time, will power or dedication to get involved in such a project. My hat is off to those that do and I have enjoyed the daily glimpses into their lives.
One of the participants in the Project is Pat from Annoyingly Boring?.He’s posted some great shots of his family, neighborhood and New England countryside. Recently, though, he has begun to needle me with his photos. Goading me, if you will. Challenging me. You see, a few weeks back he posted a photo of himself filling his bird feeders. And just a couple of days ago a photo of a very nice goldfinch at his freshly and lovingly filled feeder. Basically, Pat has taken off the gloves and used them to slap me right in the mouth.
I’ve been staring out of my window at the empty feeders in my yard all winter long not giving them a second thought, but thanks to Pat and his needling, I now feel guilty. Well, no more! Yesterday, I took the five minute jaunt to the store and purchased a hearty supply of birdseed and promptly returned home to fill my feeders. No photos of the process, it was actually raining while I filled them and I thought it best not to have the camera outside during the rain. But filled they are. And now I wait for the inevitable return of my feathered friends and their songs of happiness.
Until then, I’ll have to settle for some of the pictures I took last year of a few of the birds that came to visit.
