Yesterday's News

Their fussing over nesting material. One sparrow has a lot to say the other just shuffles her butt feathers. The sun has got itself snagged like a balloon on a high twiggy branch. Foliage rustles where bushy tails whisk. Some guy down the way is using a buzz saw. His ear protectors muffle the sound of angry squirrels. The sparrows are now throwing pieces of yesterday’s free newsletter at each other. A hush falls for a moment when an Amazon van arrives to deliver a box to a doorstep. A stray breeze slaps the ears of a cat as it watches the sparrows. The everyday ruckus resumes as the morning sun escapes.