bird love

the beat

Posted on August 7, 2009 by sheri

this morning, i was looking out my back windows. the morning was golden beautiful and bright. and then i looked down, and i could actually see the subtle vibration of my heart beating softly in my chest. at first i thought i might want to cut down on the decaf too. or that it meant i was probably about to die.

and then i realized something else…it means i am alive. good god, i am simply alive. and it is so nice.

other things that make me feel alive:

a new toothbrush

watching dancers

walking through the dark house and hearing my boys talk in their sleep

looking out into the black night and seeing a plane twinkling across the sky

having plans

my summer soundtrack

watching birds

have a happy weekend.

robin

Posted on July 13, 2009 by sheri

last night, just home from our walk, i looked up and saw a robin torpedo across the twilight sky like a fiery orange comet.

i wish i could lift up my hand up and point him out to you. so you could see him too. he blazed by so fast, wings tucked in a high-speed dash to the finish. so fast and yet the image hangs sharp and ripe in my mind, like a slow, stark memory that’s burned into me forever.