gathering...

...for a new home

and little ones to come

as i stood in quiet solitude - on the ridge out back - various birds - were flitting back and forth - in a mad rush - singing to each other - in the way they do - with communication only they understand - preparing for new life - in this new spring - the season having finally begun - there is freshness all around - green sprouting up - the hint of blossoms about to burst forth on trees - i was able to catch this magpie - headed to build his new home - somewhere in the forest beyond - as he quickly passed by me - hearing the whirring of wings - it's hard to deny - the miracle of spring - even while in my current mode of grief - it's said "weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning..." psalm 30:5 - the comfort of those words - clearly is making for...

a

happy day.....