"Perseverance"

I sat for at least 30 minutes watching this heron
at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. He or she
did not get the "dinner" item during that time. I
grew weary of watching (my patience is thin) and
the roar of an alligator on the bank sent me running.

Quote: Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short
races one after another. Walter Elliott, priest, writer.