When I saw an orange-breasted robin wrangling a worm up out of my lawn a couple days ago, I thought I have worked hard for things, too. Haven’t most of us? How many times did the bird have to do that to get a decent meal?
In looking at the abundance of irises in my yard, I saw the blossoms in full bloom and the tight buds yet to express their beauty to the world. Potential. Present and imminent for the future.
Wrangling. Abundance. Potential.
Working toward a goal.
The robin wrangler captured my thoughts. There are a myriad of birds in my world. When I sit on my deck in the evenings as the sun sets, listening to all the chirps, tweets, caws, hoots, coos, warbles of those birds, it is like I am connected to Nature, to the real world.
Working on my novel, being present for my family, going to a concert, helping a neighbor, mowing my lawn and weed-eating. I am connected to Nature, yes? A story-line in my novel took me to the town of Besançon in southeastern France (pronounced behzansan). Quite the history there, and it was way fun to be led to a new discovery.
Such a wondrous part of writing: the characters and events often reveal themselves as I am writing. I am sitting at my computer trying to wrangle the next event or conversation out of my thoughts. Then the character downloads it into my head. Another cool part is that when I try to create what I think should happen or what a character should say, there is the part of me that says, “That is not working,” or “That does not feel right.”
I have learned to pay attention to that part. Yay, it’s about time!
Thanks for reading~~ The foxgloves may be next: they are getting tall and are full of buds.
Robin Dachenhausen
May 16, 2024 at 8:54 pmBy the time I reached adulthood I realized that I had spent a great deal of time ignoring my inner voice. Once I began to listen to it I began to live my true authentic life.
Mary
May 16, 2024 at 9:00 pmYay you, Robin. Thank you.
Karen Foley
May 16, 2024 at 9:32 pmListen to the voice within. It won’t steer you wrong. Excited for your novel. Peace. Be well.
Mary
May 17, 2024 at 11:54 amMerci beaucoup, Karen. Peace to you~~ and good writing.
Judy Ridge
May 17, 2024 at 6:48 amI love reading your writings. You are sooo
Right!!
Mary
May 17, 2024 at 11:54 amThank you, thank you, Judy.
LEWalker
May 20, 2024 at 3:10 pmMary I enjoy your topics each time you write.
I am appreciating being outdoors as much as I can. I am learning to see the birds and listen to the sounds they make.
I like to think they are busy caring for each other. I am not a writer, but I am learning to appreciate my thoughts and share good things when I can with others.
Mary
May 27, 2024 at 3:03 pmYay you, Lydia. Thank you. more birds and sharing for all of us~~