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Avocet, American
-Recurvirostra americana © Parks Canada |
Nature's Ironies
In the spring, he told me,
he will visit with us, my baby
brother, on his way to Point Pelee.
On the very verge of retirement
he long planned to more seriously
pursue his love of dedicated
bird sighting. Not an ornithologist
but a biologist, there is much
he plans to do, in his love of
nature even while nature has
returned the fervour of his
commitment to the wryest turn
in her redoubtable arsenal
of tricks. Today marks his 65th
birthday. Only a few months ago
he was diagnosed with the curse
of an inoperable cancer. So his
time has been taken up with
rounds of chemotherapy, the
results of which will be studied
to determine how long he may
enjoy his anticipated retirement
years. Tonight, though, he's
having a party, friends over, and
a birthday cake his wife baked.
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