In one of this year's enjoyable moments
I spent a good five minutes watching as she
tried to work out the logistics.
She finally concluded something most of us know:
Sometimes you can't get to where you want to go, from where you are.
Even Peterson found pleasure in such a common sight,
as the sudden presence of a curious Tree Sparrow.
Coaxed into view by the same flash of light,
that has melted the last traces of dew from the marsh trail.
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Chateauguay, Quebec
As the year’s end draws inevitably closer,
what could be more symbolic of our northern climes,
than the mournful sound of a few latecomers,
as they drift away through the autumn twilight?