I was sitting there at the backyard, at our patio staring at the garden, watching some of the creatures out there: birds, dragonfly (just one and its color of majestic blue), the busy black ants, the yellow jackets, the moths, no butterfly yet not even a single one. Once in a while I looked up in the sky and the clouds and the different formation of the clouds and the jets having those V formation one jet on its arrival to the airport maybe and the other jet in opposite path for its departure to its destination. Then I saw this one particular small bird, first time to have seen it because most of the time the birds around this area are mostly robins, seagulls, crows, ravens and eagles. The small bird with white and black colors and stripes on its head...that's a different one and haven't seen it anywhere in this island only now. What could it be? I looked up through the internet and google it. Through the images I learned that the bird is known as warbler.
I had seen woodpecker, hummingbird, chickadees before in the forest and this warbler is not so common. It's unusually tame that it didn't even flew when I was just steps away from it because the bird is chasing a big ant. It followed the big ant until it reached the sunflower beds. The bird finally caught the fast moving black ant and devoured it with its beak. Persistence is the bird's nature of prey, not wasting time probably so hungry. Oh my strange as it is. Curiosity on why the bird prefers the ant instead of other bugs on the yard? Early bird catches the worm? This is part of the critical thinking, asking yourself why. How you judge the bird on its food preference. Why some creatures are different from one another. Everyday, there will be something weird and fascinating to see and stories to tell. Some stories are simple, some stories are delightful with moral lesson and unforgettable characters and deeds. There are tall stories and stories of fantasy and adventure. Our parents do their best in storytelling only if you are not busy to comprehend and understand. Listen and (have) focus.
I know, Father's Day is celebrated with much enthusiasm and happiness just like when Mother's Day is celebrated in May. I think it's better to celebrate it at the same time instead and name it as PARENTS' DAY. But the idea of this is you know commercialism. Whatever is the right, true, correct deeper meaning for such occasion we must honor, respect such event because our very own Mother and our very own Father are very special, important people in our life. Nobody can replace them in our hearts.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
and he who begets a wise child will delight in him. ~ Proverbs 23:24
HAPPY FATHER's DAY!
HAPPY MOTHER's DAY
today, everyday, always and forever.
