I was sitting in my accustomed chair by the front window, looking out at my gardens, when I saw this little guy:
That's an indigo bunting. I'd never seen one before, and at first I thought it was an exotic pet bird, or a joke, or someone's misdirected science experiment, it was so luminous. I was amazed that I was able to get a picture of it. Only then did I look it up in my bird book. Wow.
Emily graduates today. I consider this a sign from Mother Nature that we are blessed.