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Bridges

Sitting in the yard as the sky transitions from twilight into night – the bridge of conversation and quiet watching between us – we  never cease to be amazed as an owl bridges the space from house to oak, then from oak to owl box.

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Mountains in front of us bridge the horizon from east to west.

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Watching, we see the North Star directly above the owl box, the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia bleeding their reflected light into the darkening sky; stars bridging the sky as far as we can see.

Blinking lights – white, green, red – reveal the path of planes as they bridge the spaces between the stars, seeming to knit them together with invisible thread to hold the universe.

A bridge – a transition – between the seen and unseen = faith.

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Update from the Wolery…episode 16c

On cue, shortly after 6 pm, as though sensing the presence of a special audience, our owls gave a lively performance.  The grandchildren loved it – enchanted by their raspy chirping and graceful movements.

Next morning we set out into the orchard with walking sticks

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– our own version of Christopher Robin and friends exploring the Hundred Acre Wood.

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By discovering clues on the ground (owl pellets), we found the owl’s perch in the oak.

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We searched high

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and we searched low,

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but being nocturnal by nature, the owls are difficult to spot during the day.

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…………the joy of seeing God’s creation through the eyes of children……….

Illustrations by E.H. Shepard from The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

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