I don't have a hummingbird feeder yet; still contemplating where to put it (Newton's law of inertia runs deep in my veins on such matters ). Without a feeder to lure them, hummingbird BIFs are quite challenging for me since they barely spend a second or two around random flowers in the yard. But one day, I found this juvi Ruby-throated hummingbird sitting in a holly tree in my yard and fired off a few shots. Among the good captures, there was this shot where the bird seemed to "speak to the photographer", so sharing.

On a whim, I sent ChatGPT a request to write a poem on what the hummer 'said to me.' Its generated poem seemed to capture the essence of why we take pictures of people. While I am not an English major, my estimation is that a talented high school freshman could have written this poem. So we are (hopefully) not about to be assimilated by The AI ... ".

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User
Write a poem starting with the line "wait, I haven't said 'cheese' yet"

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ChatGPT
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Wait, I haven't said 'cheese' yet,
Let me flash a smile, without regret.
Gathered with loved ones, a memory to set,
Forever frozen in time, never to forget.

Click goes the camera, a moment in space,
A snapshot of happiness, a smile on my face.
A day filled with laughter, a warm embrace,
A memory to cherish, no one can replace.

Cheese, the word that brings us together,
A simple phrase, but it means so much better.
It captures the joy, the love and the laughter,
A moment in time, that will last forever.

So let us smile, and say 'cheese' with glee,
And capture the moments, for us to see.
A picture perfect memory, for you and for me,
One that we will treasure, for eternity.


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