In Praise of Birds.

I never really saw birds until I came to live in this house. I never saw how they are noble but not pretentious, fragile yet tough, rarely pretty but always beautiful, intensely cautious yet as brave as it takes when there’s a nest to defend. And they go about their business with an uncompromising certainty of purpose that we could learn from.

There are a few pictures on this video which capture their bearing, but if you don’t see it – as I didn’t most of my life – a few pictures probably won’t do the trick. The music is nice though, courtesy of the Barnsley Nightingale.