A Death in Spring

 

The Vulture survived. The Water Lilies are well up. I have heard the Green Frogs. There's a Washington Hawthorn that grants shade and prickles to the old hot tub. She could have lived 700 years, but she didn't survive the winter. She was planted in hope for future happy Mays and winter berries for Finches. A brave Lady, she was home to many a Chickadee and even a Gnatcatcher or two. She had twenty years before a pox and a hard freeze became too much.

Nesting in the Ornamentals redux

An error. It wasn't a Carolina Wren, it was a Chipping Sparrow. The female of a Chipping Sparrow pair builds nests. The Male assists with advice and the odd opinion.

Nesting in the Ornamentals

 It could be a Carolina Wren. The male of their pair makes all the noise and likes to explore the possibilities, challenge his skills, practice a little. The final location is down to the female.  

Albert Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus

 

His was a philosophy of the absurd. He noted a fundamental need to attribute meaning to life on Earth. The universe's response was an "unreasonable silence." In this absurd situation, Albert saw no justification for suicide, what he saw was a call to revolt. "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."