oriole in the orchard

It is not so easy to find the oriole in our orchard

as he seems rather shy and leery of my lens.

But today, he posed and he sang

in payment for the nectar of the apple blossoms. 

May 14th

I photograph birds, vibrant against blossoms,

I feed the family,  clean the house,  sit on committees,

I do the laundry,  teach the children,  work in the garden.

And I wonder how life can be so good for me
 while it has just shattered for another family.

And how shattered families is commonplace in other countries.
And I simply cannot begin to understand how that feels.
How can such ugliness be? Why must it be?

I hold my  children close and want the peace and beauty to last forever.  
Look into their eyes and see joy.  I wonder what the future holds.
but
There is peace.
There is a Creator, and a Saviour, and a Spirit.
There is hope.
And so I photograph what is beautiful.....
today.