The summer days roll along.
They have that quality about them, that is so much a part of what summer is,
to me.
The juxtaposition between opposites, being both lazy
and busy
hot and sweet,
disconnect and connect.
My days are so full, with kids and art, and company,
with trips and travels, and moments of quiet on the water, just watching the world swirl by.
I am rarely inside, always outside. Dinner comes later and later, and lunch becomes the bigger meal of the day.
My daughter is my shadow.
In ways both good and bad, this is a blessing.
She has kept me filled with laughter, and creative sparks,
She entertains and enlightens.
She also distracts me, interrupts my thought processes, and more often than not ...exhausts me.
in the proverbial words of wisdom
It is What it is.
( or what I make it…)
I have not walked my labyrinth often, or with any regularity.
It is difficult to walk it with her constant stream of consciousness being orally set forth in my close proximity.
Harder still when she wants to walk it with me, or when there is company.
However my Labyrinth is my grounding point.
My deep connection with self and with my faith in something greater than myself.
So when a dozen crows and a Hawk, ( my beloved and intrepid visitor) got into a loud ruckus in it , I sailed off to it to see what was happening.
Crows are scavengers, and can be pesky birds of a good deal of cunning.
It would seem that they raided the hawks nest and absconded with a couple of her eggs.
She was not amused.
I have discovered that there is little we, as humans can do in this situation.
I could not get the eggs back into the treetops to her nest. There are no close rehabs that take eggs,
and it is VERY illegal to try and do anything with these little ones.
It made me deeply sad, and resonated within me this strong urge that I have had to keep safe my little ones from harm.
Unlike the hawk whose hormones will diminish in days and allow her to move along with out regrets,
My heart will carry a bit of sorrow, and I will tend to my little ones with even more vigilance.
Nature is not a gentle Goddess, but one of order and balance.
On summer days
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ugh. it would stay with me as well. it’s a double edge sword. human feeling vs. animal feeling.
did you know that barn owls mate for life?
kim~yes, you said it perfectly. hard to be human with all the failings our hearts are prone to! (((HUGS)))
Don’t you just wish you had a pair of wings at times like this to take you up into the tree and return a fallen egg or nestling. MN might also be hinting it’s time for you to wander your Labyrinth. However, she might like to be a little more subtle next time and drop feathers … unless she tried and you missed them, better get walking Sorrow you don’t want her leaning against a tree
Bim~Oh how you made me laugh with this! yes, I am missing all her subtle attempts, so caught in my shadows laughter. I am walking and trying to be more present for myself, and the universe ..not an easy thing…LOL but well worth the effort no? ((((HUGS))) so good to see you and thank you so for the laughter!
that it sad, isn’t it – but that’s all part of the balance of nature, to have us be able to then feel happiness
hugs
X
(and don’t forget to take care of yourself, too)
ISLTV~
oh, hello stranger! haven’t seen you around in a long time! I hope that you are taking your own advice and being good to you! what a bright spot in my wound up and ready to play day!
Oh……it makes my heart hurt….
Mel~ yes, and here is a (X) kiss, to put on your heart, from my shadow, just like the one she gave me.
Ahhh yes, the cycles of life…it is all about balance, whether we understand or not.
Your days sound lovely and free. *smile*
Rosa~Life is a mystery isn’t it? So much I have yet to learn, but I keep trying…~sigh~ best i can do most days. My days are grace and lessons in perspective and her power on my inner eye.~laughing~ thank you, it is always a blessing to see your words here.
Sorry to hear about the loss. I understand the feeling of helplessness that sets upon us sometimes but there is also a comfort to “balance and order” that life is.
Finding that place that space of letting go of what we can not change is not always an easy thing..sigh..Love in abundance
Beautiful post. Very sad about the eggs but I love the final sentence. I think it will be my mantra for the day. Bless you and your shadow.
P.S. I don’t know why it surprises me to find out you actually have and walk a labrynth but it did at first. Thinking on it, however, it is in perfect harmony with all I know about you. I’m even more intrigued. Would love to know all about the maze.
Mary~I shall have to do a labyrinth post for you…soon. Yes I have one in my woods, and I often stare at it while doing the dishes. ( a longing stare to be sure!)
as my daughter enters the school system in a couple of months, i find myself become quite the advocate (or is it the HAWK) for her well-being out of my vigilant eye and heart sight. i’m all hormonal about it and a wee bit envious of nature’s way of accepting that what will be will be…
i hope you get to BE in your labrynth soon sorrow.
WRO xo
ps. thinking of Mother WinterMoon alot lately…miss her and her wisdom on such things…
WRO~ I am in my labyrinth often, just not always with the sense of self, that I would like…~smiling~
I am wondering what kind of Mother bear you are going to be when your little one goes off to school..?
I have not thought of MWM, in a long time, I hope that wherever life has taken her she is doing well.
What a gorgeous post that so perfectly exudes the dichotomy of life.
I don’t know whether I’ve ever told you this before, but I once walked a labrynth and had the most powerful experience of my life!
It didn’t feel like “I” was walking the labrynth, but rather that the labrynth was walking ME.
Love ya, Sorrow!
And thank you for sharing!
Ron~ They are truly amazing places, that take us and move us to where we need to be. I am so blessed that i have one in my back woods. It is most sacred to me, and it teaches me so much. You are a multifaceted and wise man my good friend. It is a pleasure and a blessing to share the path with you.
(((LOVE)))
X
Soon you’ll get back to your Labrynth…your soul will make you go! LOL
The circle of life….I wonder – Does Hawk hold as much attachment to those eggs as we do???
Crow and Hawk are my medicines, too
(you probably already know this). They provide an interesting dynamic when they are working together….
Hugs and love!
Hey Grace!~
Why I am i not surprised? your medicine would be deep and intricate. No, momma has moved on, this was her second clutch… sigh… good to see you!
How heartbreaking! Some snakes have eaten the cardinal babies in my tree. It makes me so sad.
Nite~ nature, is hard on these mama hearts.. ((((HUGS))))
so sad but also such a wise metaphor and teaching I mean of all the places for them to end up??
)
Also re daughter I can hear her from here lol
I can imagine so well but thankful that you are well again and able( can you imagine no best not..if it was weeks ago that school had broken up..cheez…
I had a similar experience.. some months ago now with a baby seal, abandoned, it looked like.. Total panic and phone calls to a sanctuary miles away near Oban, I nearly slept on the beach close to it lol..But it was all ok the next day the mother had returned..someone saw her in the waves..
((hugs)))
Wyld~
I am sure you can here her, cleopatra is ruling the roost with fervor! It is one of those life things that suck , but you just have to move into a space that works…..sometimes.
((((HUGS))) back at ya!
a lovely kind post Sorrow xo and your labyrinth! love it !!
Hey Miss R~! keeping your SIl in my prayers! thanks for the visit!
Days full with kids, art and company? Summer blessings.
cate~ indeed, blessings in abundance, and very sleepy evenings! LOL
Ahh..the sweetness of summer and this precious time with your children. I remember on such summer when mine were sleeping and I wanting to keep that time forever..
Alas, they are grown now.
Of course, if I had kept that time forever I would not have my beloved grandchildren.
Sometimes I do intervine in nature..but I wonder what I caused by doing so..sort of like stopping time..eh?
Good energies and peace of heart to you and yours,
~g-h
Gypsy~
You are so wise, and so thoughtful, it is the meaning of things deeper, and hidden, that we are always looking for. Perhaps that is why i love your paintings so? I see or feel all those layers? Much love and blessings to you dear one.