Morning Worship

Our backyard is an open aviary.

The blooms attract the bees,
the bees and the bird seed attract the birds:
finch, sparrow, chickadee, downy

and squirrels.

The feeder was full at 10 pm
and empty at 8 am.
The birds sing, chirp, squawk,

the squirrel chatters.

Some birds scratch a hole in the dirt
and grovel in it, fight over it.
Some catch moths or bees mid flight.

Sometimes the squirrel hangs
upside down by his feet
to reach the seed.

Our backyard is an open aviary,  morning worship.




Photo: Personal collection