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Early this morning as the sun rises to a new day, it shines upon thousands of sparkling droplets decorating the blades of the wild timothy grass on the high rocky point by the lake. After intermittent rain all day yesterday, I welcome the sun and these marvellous droplets, each one clear and beautiful, a sparkling diamond that slowly lengthens and spreads as the sun warms each blade. Read more...
When was the last time you were so excited and awed by the scene around you that you wanted to jump up and down, or dance, or just gaze and take it in with all your senses? When was the last time you were just so grateful to be alive that you wanted to shout to the universe and share your joy? Read more...
It is difficult to leave cottage country on such a perfect day - the water mirror-calm, reflecting crimson-leaved maple trees, tall white pines and a few birches, still green. No boats are on the lake this September day, and I hear only the sound of the gulls squawking. Read more...
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Sedona was surely lying on my back on Airport Mesa, feeling the reverberations of the drumbeat of our guide, and "American born Toltec", coming through the rock right into my body, passing down from my eardrums as far as my toes, hearing the coyotes call back, the warm sun on my body, colours dancing in front of my closed eyelids. Read more...
The summer day we rescued the Herring Gull was memorable, and the visit of the gulls the next day even more so. Read more...
What do birds mean for healers, energy workers, and nature lovers? The answer is different for each person, but one sure thing is that the energy of nature, and particularly birds, can teach us so much if we just pay attention and are willing to use all our senses to learn. Read more...
One day as I was enjoying a walk along the Ottawa River in the city of Ottawa, I saw a Peregrine Falcon lying beside the path. That was the start of my encounters with falcons and hawks, in both the real world and the world of dreams and meditations. Read more...