A Second Chance-Next Nonfiction Chapter There is something about a bird hitting a window that stops time and demand our attention. One moment, everything is peaceful. The next, a sharp thud echoes through the yard, and your heart sinks before you even know what happened. That was my experience recently. A beautiful little Lesser goldfinch

The Fledgling Returned… Or Perhaps I Did-(Chapter Three of Nonfiction) This afternoon, I looked out into my front yard and noticed  something familiar. Near the same section of fence where I had  found a fledgling dove several weeks ago sat another young dove. It was tucked low against the ground, quiet and still, just as

The Fledgling Dove in My Yard A few weeks ago, a small drama unfolded in my front yard, after my husband and I returned from a walk. (Parent dove sitting over the baby (chick) and baby dove sitting near fence, then on the rocks I transported it to, below.) Just a young dove and its