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April 28, 2005
Much Better
Today was a much better day. Mostly due to the fact that I lay down on the couch after lunch to put my knee up for a bit and Katala curled up on my arm and chest. For those of you who don't know her, this is pretty much a high-level miracle; it ranks right up there with the Second Coming. She stayed there and napped with me for at least two hours.
When I finally woke up, she was still happily snuggling, and I wanted to encourage that kind of behavior, so I just lay on the couch and looked out the front window at the sky and trees and rose leaves. It was so peaceful. More peace than I've known in quite some time.
Suddenly, I saw red in the window and realized I was looking at a hummingbird. I thought I had seen one in the bush by the bedroom window the other day, but hadn't been able to spot it again. Just now, while doing my knee exercises, I saw movement in the bush again and discovered that there is a pair of rufous hummingbirds (I saw both male and female) living somewhere in the neighborhood. Perhaps even in the bush. And because the window was open, I now know what rufous hummingbirds sound like.
All in all, a very good day.
Posted by sally at April 28, 2005 08:16 PM
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