Fleeting Grace
Personal memory by Alyx Medina
2010 • United States
I remember seeing hummingbirds around in the backyard when I was younger. They were pretty and pleasing to look at as they zoomed around to their flowers, taking in what they needed. Eventually, they just stopped coming around anymore. Nothing particularly changed in the backyard; things didn't really change from the spots that they used to populate themselves over to. I ever wondered where they flew off to that kept them so busy.
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