The Memory Wanderer: Greenfinches

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Greenfinches

A greenfinch was calling in the nearby woodland about a week ago but we haven't seen one in ages, not, that is, until yesterday when, in amongst a blizzard of small birds enjoying the feeders, we spotted this female. She only had a few moments in which to feed before....

....a very fine male bullied her off the feeder.

Greenfinches are a species on the red list of birds of conservation concern so it was good to see this pair - but it would be even better if they came to feed regularly and brought along a few friends and relatives.

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The Memory Wanderer

I'm at the wrong end of the road, a short distance to look forward to and a long way travelled, so I spend more time looking back, enjoying the memories, and less time in anticipation of the way ahead. The road trodden has been a good one, a rich and winding one, over which I hold no regrets. There is much still to do - only the end of the track ahead intimidates.

Time is mine now, so I remember, sometimes deliberately, sitting in the warm sunshine, sometimes because my mind, as if keen to help, suddenly gives me a flash of memory, a vivid picture which, like an exploding rocket, illuminates a moment in life; and then fades.

I have seen its dark side but, in general, the world has been kind to me. I have few regrets, I have many blessings, so these thoughts are offered as a celebration of a fortunate life.