“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” - Thich Nhat Hans
Hello friends! A few amazingly cool days have lulled me into thinking fall is here, but the forecast says summer is not done with us yet. September has a way of reminding me that balance is not a steady state but rather an up and down and back and forth.
Here are some chosen moments for today:
Sunrise, September 5, 2024
Turkey vultures are my constant companions these days. So many youngsters out exploring!
There’s always an adult around keeping track of the youngsters.
Swirls of chimney swifts grace the sky. In mid-summer they were diving at the water but now they are mostly swirling well above my head.
Eastern kingbird youngsters are chasing bugs and chasing each other, in equal measure.
Food is plentiful for the bug catchers, even as dry as it’s become. (blue-gray gnatcatcher)
Yesterday I watched five young brown thrashers chase each other around.
The great-crested flycatchers are part of that bug-catching brigade.
The grand-daddy long legs are more plentiful - or maybe just more visible? - now too. Fascinating creatures!
Small butterflies like skippers seem more plentiful too.
I’m still intrigued each morning by the color, light and shadows in the water.
I miss the noise of the purple martins though! Funny for a lover of quiet to miss the noise, but they’ve been gone for six weeks now and it’s a noticeable absence.
Sunrise, September 3, 2024. I thought this looked like a lotus blossom.
Nothing says peace quite as well as a floating feather.
When the world gets busy or seems to spin, may the steadiness of the earth provide you with solid ground.
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Your images delight me, Karen! Your comment about missing the voices of the Purple Martins reminded me of John Denver’s lyric:
“The absence of her laughter
Is a cold and empty sound”
Fall migration is getting underway here in north Florida. Birds of prey, hawks in particular, call out that fact. Cycles of life; cycles of the year. Thanks so much for all you do in sharing your images and comments, Karen.
Your Thich Nhat Hans quote about abandoning our views for things to reveal themselves, has me thinking how true that is. I instinctually quiet myself when I think a wild animal is near by in hopes that they might become more visible .... now I will practice the same quieting of self when I am waiting for an answer to reveal itself.
You do have the grandest morning skies out your way! Love them all. And I am tuning-in to your light on water pics! I I would love to have some fabric of todays pic!
Your images delight me, Karen! Your comment about missing the voices of the Purple Martins reminded me of John Denver’s lyric:
“The absence of her laughter
Is a cold and empty sound”
Fall migration is getting underway here in north Florida. Birds of prey, hawks in particular, call out that fact. Cycles of life; cycles of the year. Thanks so much for all you do in sharing your images and comments, Karen.
Your Thich Nhat Hans quote about abandoning our views for things to reveal themselves, has me thinking how true that is. I instinctually quiet myself when I think a wild animal is near by in hopes that they might become more visible .... now I will practice the same quieting of self when I am waiting for an answer to reveal itself.
You do have the grandest morning skies out your way! Love them all. And I am tuning-in to your light on water pics! I I would love to have some fabric of todays pic!