The day before I began Moments in Time, late in the afternoon, I heard a strange sound coming from the backyard pool but the filter was 'off.' I went out to investigate and found a blackbird fledgling trying to get free from the water. Happily, I was able to get it out of the pool and release it in the front yard, away from the pool, since it wasn't an expert flyer yet. Later, I saw its parents nearby, feeding and keeping watchful eyes upon it. Today, Dan saw a yellow bird in the rosebush. Because of the sun's glare, it looked 'tan' to me. About an hour later, as we were leaving the house, I opened the door only to find the yellow bird on the porch, resting, after flying into a window. Of course, I picked it up and was amazed at its beauty (although it squawked and threatened to bite me). I petted it, under much protest, and soon it flew up into some Italian Cypresses and eventually flew from there in a northerly direction.
