Thick as Thieves
When I round the corner to fill the squirrel feeder with bird seed, I’m stopped short by sunlight illuminating the hummer’s ruby throat.
“Oh! Good morning.” I half-whisper. “Take your time. I’ll wait.”
He sips and stops, sips and rests, then sips some more.
Perhaps this is a water-cooler opportunity?
“How was your weekend?” I venture.
Courageous, but quiet, he simply blinks at me.
“Mine?” I’m not ready to give up on this connectication possibility, “Well… mine was kind of exciting. My email got hacked and — I went to the urgent care to have a tick bite evaluated. New experiences — that’s what I’m choosing to see.”
Ruby nods at the squirrels who patiently wait for their breakfast, then zips off into the wild blue. I pour seeds into the tube feeder and think I hear one squirrel ask the other,
Doesn’t she know that living is all about embracing opportunities?
