Today was a day of discovery. After two, maybe three cold rainy days I was happy to see blue skies and warming sunlight. By midday it was time for a walk in the park.
When we arrived at our destination I chose to park on the south lot rather than take a far spot to the north. Unfortunately this meant a long journey to visit with the most social of the hummingbirds.
We wandered down the path with a flurry of other dogs and owners, and circled around into my favorite clover patch. Almost immediately I heard a young boy tell his father, “look, there’s clover!”. Such excitement. As I walked in my own direction I glanced at the clover patches along the way, finding one, two, then a third four-leaf clover. It brought joy to my heart to replenish the supply to be sent to soldiers in combat duties. My goal this year is 100 for support distribution, with the rest to be added to medicine bags for young and old alike.
One of those three four-leaf clovers had to go to that young boy. “Do you know about four-leaf clovers”, I asked. “Yes, they are lucky”, he replied. “Well then, you must be very lucky, because when I heard you talk so happily about the clover, they sent this one to you”. He was thrilled to have such a gift. “Something so rare is special, and since it came to you then you must be special, too.”
As we wandered along we circled around the bench overlooking the valley. This was the place where I had my first hummingbird encounter, and from these interactions I dedicated my time and energy to these writing. I had not seen the handsome male there since I had pointed out the direction of a potential mate. Maybe he just traveled for better food sources. I truly miss him.
Check back tomorrow for part II of “I close my eyes so that I may see”.
