April 23, 2006

  • Today magic happened.
    I was mowing the grass around the pool with a push mower when a
    beautiful sparrow landed on the fence to watch me.  He was
    completely unafraid.  He had obviously come to watch the
    show.  We stared at each other a bit and then I went back to
    mowing while he watched.  I forgot the sparrow.  Later I
    sprayed roundup around the fence lining the pool.  The same bird
    landed on the fence about three feet from me.  We stared at each
    other a bit and I began to talk to him like one does with a pet
    bird.  Soon he launched from the fence and flew toward me and
    hovered about 10 inches or so from my face for several seconds.  I
    continued to talk to him the entire time.  I seriously thought he
    was going to land on my hat.  He returned to the fence just a few
    feet away and began to sing a beautiful song to me.
    I think I met the bluebird of happiness today.

Comments (4)

  • Very cool. What a fun moment.

    One of my best nature memories was when Erik was a little boy and was laying in the grass. A butterfly was hovering around him. I guess the butterfly thought he was a new kind of flower. The butterfly landed on his cheek and it was such an incredible moment.

    So how's school going?

  • How neat!! I could use the bluebird of happiness these days, lately I seem to have the magpie of irritation hanging around.

    And yes, how's your class going?

  • where you mowing the Grass or smokin it?  Just kidding man...Very cool...you had a close in counter of the natural kind =)

  • that is magical...

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