The other day i was reclining in my beach chair behind my son's house enjoying the warmth and the serenity in God's creation. I was looking at the clouds and a number of different shapes were visible through a short time of looking up carefully. The camera does not show as clearly as my eye did the head of a falcon or other bird shaped by the cloud. It was just interesting to see how many beautiful images I could see in the clouds. A face appeared, an ocean wave, and more more thing were clearly visible. I went to belfast Maine yesterday and was taking some pictures of the harbor when I spotted the pose in the other picture. The picture is of a cormorant in a karate kid kind of a pose on top of a boat mooring. I don't know why these birds make this pose but I once saw a group of about ten of them all in the same pose. Without my camera this morning at the golf course I was walking toward my ball when I heard a clucking sound ahead of me and in what seemed like a single jump about twenty five turkeys, mostly babies, jumped out of the woods onto the grassy fairway. They just kept grazing as I took a shot not that far away and then walked by them. It seems like daily when I take the time to keep my eyes open I can find something to fascinate me. I lived most of my life in a fast paced trot from one thing to another and I know I missed many more curious and fascinating things in my environment. What else have I missed in my tunnel vision march through life? I'm sure some were far more important than these relatively unimportant observations. At a recent memorial service the song "Slow Down" was chosen to be played. I know the song and I know the thought. I even know the experience as I take quiet time each morning with my Lord, but I think it has been a respite time for me before my ready set run. How do we slow down and yet accomplish the needed tasks of life? How can we be active and reflective at the same time? Retirement is good, but I know God wanted more of this while I was busy.
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