On Feeding Birds and Calling Things.

A month or so back, I put out a new birdfeeder with seeds I had decided on after doing a quick Google search. Then, for a week, I waited. And waited. No birds came. 

Maybe I should move the feeder somewhere else, maybe they are not coming because the cat goes by here often, I told my husband. Be patient, he said. Let it be. They will come. 

And because he usually gives me good advice and shows me how simply waiting can be helpful, I let the feeder be. 

A day or two later, I thou...