Well Spring has finally arrived and just like the swallows of Capistrano, the orioles have come back to build their intricate nests and sing for their food as loudly as only they can. And as tradition dictates, out go the feeders laden with oranges and grape jelly to keep them energized while they weave their amazing nests at the tops of the neighboring trees. I watched one particularly bright orange fellow the other day as he sat on the feeder looking first at the jelly with one beady eye and then the juicy orange with the other. Back and forth he went, trying to decide which one to eat. If it were me I would have tried them both, but then I guess I don’t have the same discerning taste or sense of needing to have just that right taste to inspire me to build an insanely complicated structure to call home…..well maybe that’s not entirely true…
One of the drawbacks to having all this great bread is trying to decide which one to make and eat. I typically have Harvest bread every day for my sandwich but this past bake day I found myself in a similar state as that oriole: looking at one recipe after another with my squinty eyes (hadn’t put my contacts in yet), trying to decide what I wanted. In the end, I chose none of the options and made a new bread instead, which is now proudly known as “B5” in The Breadbox. Afterwards I went outside and planted flowers and worked on my many house projects.
While my feathered friend didn’t have that option and eventually decided that the grape jelly was more to his immediate wants, I can’t help but wonder, with the next generation of cicadas getting ready to burst on the scene, if our friends will opt for a change in their menu choice also. Only time will tell but for me, I’ll stick with my bread and butter.
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Bugby Bread 