I’m unpacking boxes. For many reasons, this is the 6th time I’ve moved in 2 years. Apart from the last move, the rest were not my choice. Rather, I had to adapt rapidly to circumstances that were outside of my control. We do what we must to survive.

I’ve got a bad cold and I’m just lying on the sofa watching the birds from my window. So far I’ve seen geese, jackdaws and a stork. Feeling better already.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather - Pema Chodron

The collective noun for jackdaws is a clattering. That’s exactly the noise they make when coming home to roost.