Sunday in my garden

Sunday today, woke up early and had my tea in the garden. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the sky was blue. Shame about the incessant noise from the jack hammers removing the mountain along the Wadi Sakra Road. However, as we sat and admired the wilderness I have for a garden, I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of birds that came to pay us a visit, the bulbul, the pigeons, the sparrows ..... And then wonder of wonders, a Palestine Sunbird arrived with its mate and for a good five minutes this fluorescent blue tiny bird with the curved beak darted in and out of the bougainvillea growing alongside the house. I had only seen them before down south in Wadi Dana.

In a word, peace!

Peace from all the hassle on the roads, the lack of controls on foreign investors, the poor excuse for politicians, and the insanity of war in our midst from Asia to Africa.

…so I shall take the arrival of the Palestine Sunbirds as a good omen … and I shall let you know the outcome in due course. J

PS – next time, shall also keep my camera on hand but here's one taken in Jordan in 2005 by Duncan Dine





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