How Many Nights
Galway Kinnell
How many nigbhts
have I lain in terror,
O Creator Spirit, Maker of night and day,
only to walk out
the next morning over the frozen world
hearing under the creaking of snow
faint, peaceful breaths...
snake,
bear, earthworm, ant...
and above me
a wild crow crying 'yaw yaw yaw'
from a branch nothing cried from ever in my life.
This spring has been a little bit of everything! Two bald eagles considered the tree between the garage and the house for awhile but ultimately decided on something a little more rustic... The next group of photos probably don't show it well but it was actually snowing and sunshining at the same time!
Daryl and I on our second hike of the spring, on the old logging road. We hope to enjy a trail we found more often!
A hawk? A female eagle? not sure, but it swooped in low and stayed awhile. This is the neighbor's beach and they were not home so maybe it felt comfortable there for awhile. I've never seen a predator bird hang out on the beach before, but then, I'm new here...
The mallards have gotten nearly aggressive! For years they've kept their distance but now they beg. Only two of them so it's cute, for now!
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