Don’t Give Up

Juvenile Black-Crested Titmouse 
Colleyville, TX

 It was a difficult week, an emotional roller coaster. Congress is about to add to our debt burden and the bond market doesn’t buy it. Not much I can do, I have prepared my clients for more volatility. I control what I can control. Photography gives me an opportunity to master what I can control in the solace of nature. 

Well I was about to give up yesterday not one bird was out, perhaps it was the heat or maybe they the had gotten DOGED or gotten a memo. Not one wanted to cooperate or was in sight. I was dejected. I was about to give up and head home. 

This fellow must have sensed my desperation. He suddenly flitted in front of me and went out on a limb. It was not an easy shot, lots of contrast, but it was a chance that I couldn’t pass. It looked like a Tufted Titmouse but it actually was a surprise. It was an Oak Titmouse not even on my list. 

There’s more than a few of us who want to give up. We are tired at times depressed and anxious, but don’t give up, the answer may very well show up when you least expect it. Press on. We are on this journey together.