All,

A moment of appreciation for Robins:

Two Robins were foraging in my back yard yesterday underneath the lilac and 
sand cherry.  I implored my daughter to observe their every move so she would 
witness their turned heads angled to the earth awaiting for those sounds or 
those vibrations that would lead them to sustenance for themselves, their 
brood.  They watched us, hesitantly.  But they continued on and we relented to 
let them do what Robins do.  I suspect they do it best when no one is watching.

The rains calmed this evening and the skies were met by that song.  The one 
that wakes you up at 4am and that same one that will put you to bed at night.  
The one that sparks nostalgia.  The one you can still hear as that 7 year old 
version of you posted next to that giant weeping willow in your backyard in 
western Pennsylvania in March that gave you peace knowing that so many good 
things beckoned with the changing season. Harbingers they are.  Poets they may 
be.  Beautiful always.

They will always be and remain the first subjects of the first bird stories 
taught me.

Josh Bruening
Fort Collins



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