The sound of morning birdsong has become more intense in the last week, as it happens during Spring in the northeast. While still cold, the birds know it’s time to settle in for a season of budding lushness in the trees.
I sometimes wonder about those early morning birdsongs. What do they know?
I recently watched a movie called Leave the World Behind that came up for me on streaming. I had seen it last year and liked it, but typically, I could not recall much about it. I liked seeing it for a second time. A curiously timely story unfolds as strange occurrences begin to add up to something eerie and terrifying.
As someone who frequently looks out my window to see several deer grazing in my back yard, I was especially taken in by the scene in the movie showing a hundred deer gathered facing the humans as if to ask, “Now what?”
I also loved that the girl wears the NASA shirt, logo of authentic astronauts in the wake of the recent overblown Blue Origin jaunt out in the direction of space. The turnaround trip back happened so quickly that they must have had birds flying by the windows all along.
The boy in the film wears the Shepard Fairey OBEY t-shirt that was popular years ago before the pressing talk of now about authoritarian rule.
Our alignment with nature may be more critical than ever before.
A few years ago, I went for a walk through a nearby tree sanctuary led by a friend who practices the art of Forest Bathing. This particular walk was with special attention to the realm of dense greenery, fragrance and sound. After continuing our experience through a hard rainfall, we stopped into a covered pavilion to drink hot tea—soaking wet and in awe to share this unique moment with a group of strangers.
I was there recently on a cool sunny day before the bloom of Spring. The feeling of wellbeing is there for the taking anytime. Among the organized chaos and beauty in the bracken of broken branches, I was reminded me of this piece of paper I recently picked out of a pile of my notes…
Everyday seems messier than the one before—politically, personally, nationally and globally. Passing through this time of transition may require a strong remedy.
A walk among trees? A listen out your window for the early morning dawn chorus?
April 22nd was Earth Day. Yes, we are living on a planet. Celebrate.
Trees bending in the wind. Birds singing and crying. Pure expressions—possibly messages.
Another antidote—read a new book. This one is fresh off the press from one of my favorites from this StackWorld…
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