The Birds

No, this is not about Alfred Hitchcock's movie but we do have lots of birds frequenting our bird block.
There are times when you almost can't see this bird block for the wrens! And the doves, woodpeckers, quail, cardinals, and even the roadrunner (but he's up there hoping to catch birds, not eat the seed).

Here's a hawk that did some hunting just 30' from our house. I'm not sure whether he has a dove or quail but he flew off after "posing" long enough for me to grab my camera.


This is our cat keeping on eye on the block. Miss Piggy is in the lower right corner. She has brought me 2 live birds as gifts which I was able to release back to the wild virtually unharmed. Of course, Piggy wasn't real happy with me. She is a great hunter and I love her but I'm not overly thrilled with her gifts. She likes to bring geckos to us, too, but they are very difficult to catch and there are a couple in the house (I'm sure they're deceased).

So, what's your "wild life"?

Cherokee Legend

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.
He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it.
He cannot cry out for help to anyone.
Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.
The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises.
Wild beasts must surely be all around him .. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him..
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, Sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, All we have to do is reach out to Him.
If you liked this story, pass it on. If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.

Moral of the story: Just because you can't see God doesn't mean He is not there.. 'For we walk by faith, not by sight.'