May 4

 Today was grey with overcast skies and by the time that I was able to walk, it was low tide. I wasn’t full of expectation as a result. Rosie’s Pond and Thicket were very quiet. I walked over to Palermo St. and my nose came awake. All the fruit trees were in full bloom and the air was filled with so much scent that not even the airport could overpower the smell. The old Belle Isle sign was framed in bloom.

The rest of my walk was very quiet except for one bird along Geoff’s Path. A very bright and beautiful Yellow Warbler popped up in a bush next to the path and was not bothered by me at all.

It plopped down into a little vernal pool and proceeded to take a bath. I was scarcely eight feet away watching. It was a delight to see.

After a bit of washing, it jumped to a higher spot on a reed and shook itself dry.

I have never appreciated the color yellow so much.

The rest of my walk was full of Redwings vigorously courting the females and battling back and forth over the ladies. The park was very dull. The Yellow Warbler was so great that it didn’t matter that there wasn’t much else to see today. It made the whole walk worth it.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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