March 5, 2010

There are some fairly substantial man-made bodies of water on my neighbor's property to the northeast of where I live. The past few years several flocks of geese have adopted them as their winter home. Rarely does a day go buy that in which I don't see and hear the wonderful arrays of these majestic honkers flying overhead. This morning's sighting was particularly splendid as the rising sun was gracing their flight. Some hummingbirds have been around all winter as well.
I observed this delicate creature sipping breakfast from the early blooming honeysuckle at the end of the sidewalk and then moving to the flowering cherry tree to lite on a twig to preen. These creatures of the air fill me with wonder. Geese can live as long as 50 years. I don't know what the lifespan of a hummingbird is. I wonder where the hummingbird has been staying at night?

Today I plan to go to the county courthouse in Oregon City to get some 'identity' documents officially replicated. In this place where justice is meted out and records are kept I anticipate feeling some degree of discomfort. Birds will be there, I assume....on plaques and seals throughout the building. Most likely the eagle. It has become the graven image that symbolizes the majesty and power of this country in which I dwell. Perhaps I will approach this 'temple' with the spirit of the goose and the hummingbird...riding the wind of the spirit and avoiding the eagle's threatening glare.

I hope I don't get locked up!!