Mar
3
2010
All I Wanted To Do Was Listen To Music and Watch Birds
Author: siggyAll I wanted to do was watch the birds and listen to music with the volume pumped up but not unbearably so. My wife would be gone several hours. I had just come back from shopping,
I had a dinner planned–a new recipe-macaroni and broccoli but I would not have to start it for several hours. I was tickled pink to see a house sparrow briefly. I had not seen one in awhile.
The snow birds (slate-covered juncos) were feeding on the ground around out large white pine tree in flocks.. I glanced out the back window: the bare patches were getting bigger. It was in the forties.
It felt great to be alive. I just wanted to be, sit back, stand it does not matter. It was my time. I was listening to a fine anthology I put together by the Hollies. It was much played over the years which is a good sign I did my job of mixing the tunes well.
Another anthology by Steeleye Span(an old British folk-rock band) was next. I do not play that tape too often but I still like it And an old(all my music is old) Thin Lizzy album “Jailbreak” was next.
I had no concerns and will rest a little better when my wife get back from her appointments. Meanwhile I will occasionally glance out my large living room window and see what birds come along. Maybe even smoke a stogy while life passes me by.
