I made a drive out to Reservoir Ridge Natural Area this afternoon to journal while looking for the possibility of a photo of the setting sun. It was quiet out there even though it has been a beautiful day. I saw two pairs of dogs walking their owners and that was it. It has also been a day for seeing raptures. As I left my condo for coffee shop this morning there were two bald eagles soaring above me and sending out their shrill and high pitched calls. Their size, beautiful flights and calls always stop me in my tracks. I saw two more again about mid day on the other side of my pond. Then this afternoon I watched a falcon hunting while at Reservoir Ridge.
“Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life.
Rachel Naomi Remen
When you help, you see life as weak.
When you fix, you see life as broken.
When you serve, you see life as whole.
Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego,
and service the work of the soul.”
I would like to remove the words “may be” in Remen’s quote and replace them so that line reads, “Fixing and helping is the work of the ego.” For those of you in North Carolina, North Berwick and Sterling Heights stay warm and safe this weekend.
4 Comments
Joan Heiman
What a lovely, rapturous day you’ve had!
I was at Pine Ridge. Not as dramatic as Reservoir Ridge, but so good to be out under the wide sky. My friend and I imagined ourselves in our pioneer wagons coming from the east and wondering how we’d get into and over those mountains.
Monte Stevens
Thank you my friend! I have also had those same thoughts about what our ancestors, those early pioneers, saw here. I hope you have a good weekend!
Earl
I’ve spent a good bit of my day following a short dog through fairly deep snow trying to find a place he would do a poop. He didn’t seem taken with the idea of lowing his butt and possibly touching the cold snow. I understand that. Finally after holding it most of the day, need overcame preferences. 🙂
As of 8 pm we have a little over 10 inches and it’s suppose to be a chance of more snow until midnight. They were saying it’s been 15 years since we’ve had this much snow in one day.
This is a beautiful photo and it sounds like you had a nice day. Glad to hear it!
Monte Stevens
Wow, that is a lot of snow and recording breaking amounts for that area. We have had almost the opposite, blue skies and sunshine with temperatures above normal. I understand Bentley’s reluctance but I also laugh. You did a good job of describing the situation!!