A Little Flight of Fancy: Where Ideas Take Wing You know, there are some moments in life that just stick with you, little pockets of pure sunshine that somehow manage to bloom into something beautiful later on. I was pottering about in my garden one rather blustery afternoon, trying to coax a stubborn rose into behaving, when a flash of movement caught my eye. There, perched precariously on the bird feeder, was a tiny swallow, its sleek, dark feathers gleaming even under the overcast sky. It just sat there for a moment, head cocked, as if contemplating the entire universe before darting off wi...