Nature's Orders

In a tumult of frenetic early
morning activity doves and
sparrows, cardinals and
chickadees crowd the
birdfeeder. Although the sky
too is crowded, with dark
clouds on this extremely cold
morning, the sun briefly
insists on its turn and the
little scene is warmed by
the bright cast of rays
transforming the ordinary
to a vision of cheerful
expectation of a day
unfolding as it would. It
would, as it happens, continue
its chill devotion to seasonal
change, and before long there
was no more sun, but there
was occasioned flurries of snow
and the grey squirrel that has
featured lately up, around and
at the birdfeeder unceremoniously
scattered the birds, ensconcing
itself at the prime location to
extract what it would to great
advantage, while unnoticed by 
the squirrel, a neighbourhood cat
quietly prowled its way behind
shrubbery awaiting its advantage.