It is our nature to be seen at times but to also blend in with the crowd at other times. The secret of life is to find that happy medium, working with that ever-changing flow to find a little balance between hard work and happiness. Today we turn to the crow to show us how to . . . → Continue Reading: Crow Life Sweet and Good Wherever I am
Crows are abundant in my area, but even as common as they are they still are commanding in their presence. The examples are many, such as the many crows flying quite intently over the treetops in a northern direction, clearly with purpose. Their direction took them nearly over my head, and I could not help but . . . → Continue Reading: Nothing to Crow About
Today’s posting focuses on the crow, inspired by a crow who moments ago captured my attention by pausing for a moment on the wires outside my house. The crow’s dark feathers made it appear more as a silhouette. I paused as well, remembering my experience the day before with many crows crossing my path.
Legend of the Crow: In Arapaho belief, the spirit world is in the west, not on the same level with this earth of ours, but higher up, and separated also from it by a body of water. In their statement of the Ghost-dance mythology referred to in this song, the crow, as the messenger and leader of . . . → Continue Reading: Legend of the Crow
Every species of birds seems to have it’s own descriptive name. We have a flock of geese, and a venue of vultures, thought vultures have also been known as a “committee”. Buzzards in a group are known as a wake.
The day was one of exploration, not of nature in the sense of trees and animals, but in human nature. It was the day of the Banff film festival in a local town, and as we walked the streets in anticipation we came upon shops of all nature as well.
The teaching of native cultures is one of honor for all, including the earth and all its inhabitants. In this song the Whirlwind is personified, and wears on his head two crow feathers, by which the dancers are to be borne upward to the new spirit world.
Nearly every day I as I drive home in the late afternoon or early twilight I am blessed with the opportunity to see dozens of crows fly across my path. I find these birds to be intriguing, though they cannot be trusted with their bold and curious nature. Crows are known to take whatever delights . . . → Continue Reading: Tales of the Crow – Wise Yet Wicked
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