“The richness I achieve comes from Nature,
The source of my inspiration.”
Claude Monet
Everyone in our home was fast asleep
When we heard tapping at our window
“Who could it be, at this ungodly hour?”
My startled spouse now wanted to know
Suddenly, three of our cats were curious
And, all three rushed up to the window
I, myself, jumped up, and I peered out
And what I spotted, really thrilled me so
“Sweetie, come take a look at our visitor,
He’s a most handsome feathered fellow;
A tiny, tapping, Downy Woodpecker,
Putting on quite an early morning show!”
And soon, as two humans and three cats peered out
Our tiny visitor now began fluttering from tree to tree
He called and he tapped, and he called and he tapped
And his very early morning show, was absolutely free
“It really seems like he’s trying to get our attention;
I wonder what he wants?” my spouse eventually said
Suddenly, our tiny, tapping, visitor flew to our feeder
Where he now sat, looking at us, and bobbing his head
I began smiling at our tiny tapper’s early morning antics
Now knowing exactly what he was trying to communicate
“Our tiny tapper wants me to get up, and give him breakfast,
I just realized I forgot to replace the already eaten suet cake!”
Everyone in our home was fast asleep,
When we heard tapping at our window;
“Who could it be, at this ungodly hour?”
My startled spouse had wanted to know.
Like Monet, nature always inspires me,
This early morning visitor was a delight;
The smallest of America’s woodpeckers,
And a truly enchanting caller at first light.
©2010, Mr. Ed
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John
these lil'buggers are adorable
Woodpecker Nut & Seed Cakes
Vickie
Dick
God bless,
Lew
The lady downy in the nature comes to my hand to eat, for the first few month she would only look at me from the side of a tree, and after calling her all kinds of wonderful names, how beautiful she was(typicall lady) then finally relented and paid a visit to my palm, and now just this week she was there again. Your sentiments reach my heart Ed, I know how you feel, it is a real gift to appreciate such as this,that's when I say my prayers of thanks. Bless you!
Jasmin Horst
Anna