Thank you Josh Bruening, you struck a chord with this very nicely written homage to robins.
Janeal Thompson Lamar, CO On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:51:05 PM UTC-6, Josh Bruening wrote: > > All, > > A moment of appreciation for Robins: > > Two Robins were foraging in my back yard yesterday underneath the lilac > and sand cherry. I implored my daughter to observe their every move so she > would witness their turned heads angled to the earth awaiting for those > sounds or those vibrations that would lead them to sustenance for > themselves, their brood. They watched us, hesitantly. But they continued > on and we relented to let them do what Robins do. I suspect they do it > best when no one is watching. > > The rains calmed this evening and the skies were met by that song. The > one that wakes you up at 4am and that same one that will put you to bed at > night. The one that sparks nostalgia. The one you can still hear as that > 7 year old version of you posted next to that giant weeping willow in your > backyard in western Pennsylvania in March that gave you peace knowing that > so many good things beckoned with the changing season. Harbingers they are. > Poets they may be. Beautiful always. > > They will always be and remain the first subjects of the first bird > stories taught me. > > Josh Bruening > Fort Collins > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/493c28af-7e22-41aa-bda5-a2ac1ef44a8f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
