Temporary Turtle

Turtles have appeared in the pond. They rest on a Tree that fell into the water several years ago. They line up like a train, basking in whatever Sun makes it through the clouds of early Spring. Eventually, the Turtles move on to larger bodies of water as the heat of Summer dries up the Water in the pond. Anticipating this, gets me thinking about impermanence. The Turtles will not stay all Summer. We can see them now, but perhaps tomorrow they will be gone. Today, I will be paying attention to what is in my life today, in appreciation of an unknowable tomorrow.

Spring Songs

There are times during the Winter, here at the cabin when it is silent outside. The wind is just so that the only sound you hear is the sound of your own breath. This morning it is clear that the silence is over. Peepers and Wood frogs, Turkeys, Crow, Phoebe, Cedar Waxwing, Chickadee, Woodpecker, Squirrel, all combine to sing their songs. Today, I am grateful for their songs.

Phoebe's Return

The Phoebes have returned. I hear the familiar call as I sit outside, and I wonder if they include me in their memories of this place. We see each other all Spring and into Summer as we go about living our lives, but I wonder if they would notice that I was not here if they returned and I was not here?

Ripples

The Ice has now melted completely from the pond North of the cabin. As a result, when the Ducks splash down water ripples out in all directions. The rippling water reminds me that the effects of my actions also ripple out in all directions. My culture suggests that every action has an effect. The Pond reminds me that actions have many effects that ripple out in all directions. We do not live in straight lines, but in circles that intersect with other circles. These circles create a vastness of possibilities that far exceeds what would be made possible by straight lines. Today I will be staying available to these possibilities and looking for the ripples that intersect with my life.

I am grateful today for the gift of Air, and my ability to breath it in.

Morning Moon

The quarter Moon in the Sky this morning will be with us all day long. As I ponder this, I remember that the Moon is the same Moon for everyone, and there for all of us to enjoy. The Moon favors no person, and no land, and reminds me of a perspective without boarders. I will ponder this as I travel with Moon today.

Sun Blind

In a dream, I sat facing East. I held my hand up to shield my eyes from the rising Sun and complained silently that I could not see the birds in the Tree in front of me. Then I realized that by centering myself in relation to the Sun, all I was noticing was what I couldn't see. Had I turned around, I would have been able to see all that was illuminated by the Sun, but instead I sat blinded by my limited perspective.