Bent over the computer like a woman with a humped back, I dodged the morning sun.   I know, I should be ashamed but here I sit with my sunglasses on at the kitchen table wishing I had gone to bed before midnight. 

The laughter of the ravens tickles me now as we observe the mocking birds out policing what territory they intend to claim for the day.  What amazes me is how the hummingbirds can fly so high above all the other birds as they patiently wait for the others to depart.  Afterall, the larger birds aren't interested in the buds at the tips of the branches; those belong to the hummingbirds.