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One Woman's Quest II 
Your post has reminded me to read The goldfinch by Donna Tart, which has been sitting in my reading pile for about a year now! Problem is, it’s just so doorstop thick…
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Oh, but it is a good one. Well worth the read.
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Ooh, I’ll look forward to it! You’re the third person to say that now.
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Nice photos, VJ. I find goldfinches endlessly cheering.
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Me too! Thanks
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Incredible how camouflaged that bright yellow is. Beautiful.
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Isn’t it! Clever nature.
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How lovely. A very good shot
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😊🙏
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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They are pretty birds. We get them in the summer mostly. I see them sometimes balancing on lettuce leaves picking at them.
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They are so sweet. We get them all year long, but their winter coats aren’t as spectacular.
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We plant sunflowers in the veggie garden just for them. In the fall it is so much fun watching, and listening to them.
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That’s awesome. I love their twitter.
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Love the goldfinches. I think you were spotted taking that second photo!
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Yes, he nailed me, lol
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I always think it’s a canary that escaped somehow… We see them too in our birches. 💛
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Lol. A lot of escaped canaries…there might be something in that.
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They are darling…and they were my mother-in-law’s favorite birds…I see them and think of her. Thanks for that, VJ. 🥰
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Sweet to have that connection, Victoria.
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❤️❤️❤️
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I do enjoy a goldfinch sighting!
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Always!
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😀
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