Thursday, November 14, 2019

Welcome Visitor

Yesterday in the morning when I returned from my ride Sam let out an excited exclamation...
WoW! Look at that!

A Great Egret had landed in our yard.




Amazing, beautiful bird! 
I don't know what drew him to our yard but it's existence is a blessing.


On my ride this morning a butterfly (Varied Eggfly I think) brushed through my hair... later along the dark forest track an Emerald Dove rand ahead of me looking for an exit through the thick brush. It's wings matching the new growth on vine forest trees.

With all the sham and destruction on this earth today, I felt a brief reprieve, a momentary connection to the vanishing treasures of the earth.  My heart grasps at the moments hoping sanctuary can exist.
 
There are beautiful creatures living on the fringes of our domain, sadly the fringes at every point in every location are under an unrelenting assault. Fire, flood, land clearing, poison... They are being consumed, quickly now the ball is rolling.

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