Birds hide, flowers shine

My camera with its new lens accompanied me on a fast walk this evening in the hopes of capturing some shots of birds. I could hear the birds, but they were hiding high in the tree tops, behind a screen of leaves. A couple of squirrels ran in front of me, passing through too quickly for me to even start to focus.

I did capture some beauty in the form of pink flowers - in spite of the ever-present wind causing the flowers to wave their petals at me. Ah, the camera stopped the motion...