the wonders of nature

Ah nature...such a compelling part of the great tapestry of the world. 

Take the lilting music of the birds, for example.  The carefree songs of birds conversing and celebrating the day in the expansive skies and  from the rooftops and treetops (including the plum tree just outside my bedroom window) of the city...it's a wondrous, joyous celebration of life and a delightful soundtrack to our earthbound, workaday existence.

Unless...

Unless it's 5:30 in the morning and you're trying to steal another hour or so of precious sleep before shambling into a new day (and, not being a "morning person", it takes a strong cup of tea, a shower, and a hour or so to make the transition from grumpy bear to almost amenable human being)...then those chipper, pre-dawn bird songs are just an annoying cacophony that seems to cut through the thickest pillow and make a beeline to one's nerves.

Or maybe it's just me.