Today was another mild day, so I decided
to go for a short walk with the dogs. I
mean, I went for a short walk with Jake following or near my side while Buddy
raced ahead, as usual.
Coming back into the yard, I decided
to go fetch the day’s accumulation of eggs. As I made the turn around the corner where my overgrown
barberry knot garden is located, I noticed Sam, our resident mockingbird,
sitting only a few feet from me. I
stopped and watched him. He rotated his
head and watched me. The cats started to gather near us, but Sam did not move. Sam did not even quiver.
I decided to take a chance and detour
into the house for my camera. I asked
Sam to wait. And, wait he did.
On my return, again, I was able to proceed
to just a few short feet from his position at the top of one of the barberry
shrubs.
Sam posed as still as a statue for
quite some time. He was very patient as I took a few photos with different
settings on my camera. Then, it was time for him to fly off.
And, for a few minutes this afternoon,
I was in paradise!
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