Robins, Why are You Here?
It was a frigid Canadian morning, as I walked from the park along the Welland River to the bakery. All of a sudden, I heard the familiar twittering of a robin. I looked to find him in a tree with shriveled-up crabapples, hoping to find lunch. On my return walk; after purchasing strudel and aContinue reading “Robins, Why are You Here?”
The Chickadee–Messenger of Happiness and Good-Natured Optimism
I started my day with the news and thought how awful the world was; and then I went outside and saw the fluffy snow gently falling from the trees, the bright sunshine and the peacock blue sky. I went inside my mother’s house and saw the chickadee busily darting back and forth from the evergreenContinue reading “The Chickadee–Messenger of Happiness and Good-Natured Optimism”
The Female Cardinal–Messenger of Joy and Hope
The female cardinal greeted me for the new year at the bird feeder on the window. Her beautiful orange beak stood out against her muted red and brown body. Her crest stood up on her head. What did that mean? She enjoyed her seed and I enjoyed watching her. She reminded me that, even thoughContinue reading “The Female Cardinal–Messenger of Joy and Hope”
Fish in the Sky
In the pre-dawn sky I saw hundreds of birds moving in a swarm; moving as one entity; as one gigantic undulating mass; as fish do in the sea for their own protection. I don’t know what kind of birds they were, or why they were flying as a school of fish would; but I knowContinue reading “Fish in the Sky”
Fire in the Sky
The eastern December sky caught fire this morning. As my boots were in the snow, I raised my hands to warm myself for the exigencies of the day. The snow-track clouds were bathed in pink and red and were reflected in the still waters of the Welland Canal. While a crow, perched on the veryContinue reading “Fire in the Sky”
Pre-Dawn; Pre-Winter
Just before dawn, when the fingernail of a crescent moon shines brightly in the sky, I revel at the flamboyant maple in all its orange-red glory; but in the back of my mind I wonder, “Why haven’t all the leaves fallen down by now, like before?”
Red Bird in My Rose Bush
One of the most complete joys of this fall season has been watching and hearing the male cardinal in the rose bush outside my bedroom window. He is there regularly eating the rose hips. Please share any cardinal stories you may have. Thank you.
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