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“Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. Sometimes it all comes together…” (And sometimes it doesn’t.) (From “The Bug” by Mary Chapin Carpenter)July 22, 2026Well, friends, I had been working on a piece of writing for several days, and it just wouldn’t come together. So today, it’s “just” photos. But let’s be honest, that’s the best part anyway! Ironically, I was writing (again) about my lifelong habit of trying too hard and holding on and my desire to create a new habit of letting go. So, I am practicing letting go of the struggle and sharing the part that came easily:Female goldfinch in the chicory, which is probably her second favorite to the thistle. I wish I could wallpaper my living room to look like a field of chicory in the summer with a few goldfinches scattered in.Baby bluebird in the berries. I don’t know what kind of berries these are, but the birds like them!This spider was no bigger than my pinkie nail, but look at the intricacy and colors! Spotted…