of wings and petals

A warbler darts by me so fast I get the impression solely of a brown body with a red belly. And am thinking that it can't possibly be a European robin. . . . It's later when I see the bird about and its red head. It's a finch. What kind, exactly, I can not tell but a house finch is certainly possible.

I go to stake the iris blossoms before they bloom, because the first time it rains after, the stalks break. And I notice one set of buds is showing color for the first time. The next day, it is in full bloom.
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