For a smile as wide as a country sunrise

Watch that sun rise o’er the trees,
Brings a smile, so wide, with ease.
Walking through the forest slow,
Breathing air so fresh I know.
Summer green is fine and fair,
Bright shining sun heats the air.
Such a chorus birds do sing,
Through the forest it does ring.
Trees and flowers do abound,
Summer beauty all around.
End of day brings setting sun,
All so free for everyone.
Yet this beauty really seems,
So far away, summer dreams.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.

Good morning and Happy Sunday! It’s not quite so cold this morning and we might even get to see the sun for a little while today. That’s always a nice treat. And Muffin will be happy too, she can sleep in her patch of sunshine again. She did that the other day and followed the sun around to her 3 favorite spots. I guess the bird’s natural food supply must be getting low now. They are around at the feeders most of the day. Except when I go out to take pictures. It happened again, the feeders were full of birds and there was many more in the trees waiting their turn. I went out with my camera and…there was not a bird in sight anywhere. I waited for 20 minutes and no birds showed up, so I came back inside. It wasn’t 5 minutes and the feeders were full of birds again. Amazing.
But sometimes the birds cooperate more, especially in the summer…

Like this mother merganser, having a bad hair day, and her ducklings down by the river last summer.
And this white pelican with his extra large beak, also down at the river last summer.
I always enjoy looking at summer pictures in the winter, or any time for that matter. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2020 Steve McLeod.