We are back

Song Sparrow
Announcing their return to the lands of Spring, Summer, and Fall.
Better days to come filled with cheerful songs of warm tomorrows.
Can we find peace and joy in their songs without knowing the words?

Parliament is in Session

Barred Owl, Eastern-Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Great Grey Owl, Snowy Owl
Birds of a feather, gathered together in conversation.
Exchanging their stories of adventures past and tomorrow.
What tales would you share with the feathered Parliament of wisdom?

Seasonal Change

Northern Cardinal
A transitional change from days of cold to fleeting warmth.
Those who remain sense the shift and stir with anticipation.
What adventures await around the corner in the new season?

Trail Hunter

Cooper’s Hawk
Amidst the grey dullness and gloom a silhouette stands watching.
Approaching the stoic figure: shades, colours and form takes shape.
By which is form revealed: the truth of sight or the Empty Mind?

Grey Ghost

Great Grey Owl
On the edge of the world, a ghostly presence sleepily awaits.
The greyness of appearance blending with the dull surroundings.
What thoughts rise and fall to be lost in the background of memory?

Beacon of Hope

American Robin
Bright colours shining through like a beacon of hope in the cold.
Thoughts of tomorrows filled with warmth and beginnings of new life.
Who remains in the cold of yesterday when today brings tomorrow?

Pecking Today

Pileated Woodpecker
Hidden amongst the wooden towers, great and small[ - old and young.
One stands tall and alone, offering up many tomorrows.
What can be done but to peck away at the moments of today.

Blending In

Eastern Screech-Owl
Nestled amongst a family of trees seemingly chaotic.
Colours blend as the mind struggles in a search for what you seek.
What can be done but to let the present moment seek and find you.

Commotion

Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpecker
Beginning with an offering soon becomes a commotion.
A flurry of feathers, darting in and out, awaiting their turn.
Your turn arrives in this present moment: what choice will you make?

Entrance Fee

Northern Cardinal
Sights and sounds and so many distractions leading off the path.
The mind is spinning in a dance of logic and fantasy.
Who allows the Truth be sought and found by the spirit alone?