Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Messenger

Yesterday I saw a cardinal fly past our back door and land on the little peaked roof above the entrance to the basement. He was perhaps 3 feet away from me, and so I got to see his bright red body very clearly.

He was quick and alert. Sharply sweeping his head side to side to check out the yard, note the location of the various cardinals and other birds nearby, and determine which spot he'd like to fly to next.

And within only a few seconds he was off - zipping over to our neighbor's yard... on with his day with lightening celerity and a seemingly clear agenda.

Confident and staccato, charismatic and proud, keenly aware of his handsomeness as he brashly announced the arrival of Spring - without even knowing he was doing so.

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