peliconga

i came upon some pelicans

all dancing on an isle,

and as i watched them thru the trees,

i couldn’t help but smile;

i thought it was the strangest thing

that i would ever see–

until they formed a conga line

and danced into the sea!

–photo by me

Early Birds

I’ll never understand why so many of the migrating birds come back to the northland when there’s still ice on the lakes. This is the time for them to find a mate and start a family, but they can’t build a nest out of ice. The only thing the early bird catches around here is a cold.

However, as a painfully shy kid back in high school, I understand the difficulties of initiating a courtship, and perhaps it’s the same with these early birds.

some fall in love

the moment they meet

while others come down

with a case of cold feet

–Photo by me