Out into the cold for the morning prayers. The part of last evening's meal [some corn], that I put out for whomever wanted it, was being eaten by one of the birds. I scared it opening the door..my apologies. The early snow was a soft falling big flaked event--no wind--the snow falling rather magnificently straight down...taking its time heading for the Earth. Now it was changed. Smaller. Perfect six-sided crystals. The Math of GOD, Newton would say. Looking at them landing on the black winter coat, it is easy to agree with him. Off aways, woodpeckers are heckling each other from their trees. A girl cardinal is calling, rather more insistently than usual, for her boy. In he flies and sings her a beautiful short song. ---------All this nature-wonder is interrupted by the recycling truck coming down the street. It is one of few such distractions that I happily welcome. It brings fond memories. Twenty-some years ago, a little band of "eco-warriors" planned and schemed our way and somehow convinced the politicians [money-blinded and ignorant as they were] to establish our city's program. Days spent in one of the laboratories of the local college---eating pizza and figuring out how to cast a shadow which made us seem bigger than we were---and then, one of the best programs in the country.... Smiles... Today, the trees felt a gentle puff of wind and released a pretty secondary shower of snowflakes from the morning. Celebrate. We're doing at least one little thing for girl and boy cardinals everywhere....Lightness on the Earth. Just like them...the cardinals...and the snowflakes.
