March 28, 2009

colibrí

We have a hummingbird that regularly visits us in the backyard.

Nathan and Ana apparently see it pretty frequently, as he knows the name of the bird in Spanish, "colibrí."

Tonight Nathan and I were alone in the kitchen.  I asked him if he had seen his bird... he peered out the window, thinking I had seen something.

"What's the name of that bird?" I asked.  

He looked at me, a little confused.

I began to guess at the name, because I didn't remember the spanish word for hummingbird... "colavara? calobi?"

Nathan smiled but didn't respond.

"What kind of bird is it?" I said.

"Colibrí" he said, smiling, and took another bite of arroz.

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