Imbolc Altar

 

 

 Posted a little late... oh well!

 

Winged Messengers

 

 

Snippets From my Journal...

 

This morning a heron, grey as the sky, rose up out of the mist and flew before me, great slow wing-beats into the trees. There is magic everywhere, look for it and it is there.

 

This morning, two bluetits perched on the windowsill, not a foot away from where I sat writing. Cheeky clowns, hanging upside down and chattering with each other, tiny bright-eyed balls of feather and bustle. Remember that joy and play are as much a part of life as seriousness and work.

 

And now, as I write, the heron flies overhead again as if in salute, or acknowledgement, or benediction. I am blessed.

 

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Starlings gleam in the slanting sun, their wings translucent gold silhouetted against the sky. Magical, mystical, fairy tale birds until they land and become once again, a small flock of garrulous fallen angels. The divine is immanent, if not always obvious.