
Youth
It’s been said that youth is wasted on the young. This (mis)quote leaps to mind as I watch, over the course of a sunny spring-end day, the antics of two Welcome swallow fledglings: These surprisingly aerodynamic balls of fluff practise their apparently innate flying skills in a high, wide circle, each with a parent leading the way. Youth is awkward and perilous, actually. While their parents roam free and far, the two fluffy blobs huddle together, drawing courage from company