To describe my lifelong fascination with flight and with creatures that fly I like to echo the words of John James Audubon who in 1839 wrote of himself as "...one who never can cease to admire and to study with zeal and the most heartfelt reverence, the wonderful productions of an Almighty Creator."
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Roadrunner in No-man's land
I didn't see this Roadrunner (My last sighting of one was about 10 years ago in New Mexico) but my son was recently taking a look at the fence between California and Mexico when this one scooted across the open space, oblivious of the divide between the two nations. It brings to mind, once again, the sadness (or you might say "silliness") of the divisions we humans create that keep us from being friendly, or even getting to know our neighbors. A wise man once said, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise." Maybe a paraphrase could go something like, "Go to the Roadrunner, you fearful and defensive ones; consider his ways..."
I didn't see this Roadrunner (My last sighting of one was about 10 years ago in New Mexico) but my son was recently taking a look at the fence between California and Mexico when this one scooted across the open space, oblivious of the divide between the two nations. It brings to mind, once again, the sadness (or you might say "silliness") of the divisions we humans create that keep us from being friendly, or even getting to know our neighbors. A wise man once said, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise." Maybe a paraphrase could go something like, "Go to the Roadrunner, you fearful and defensive ones; consider his ways..."
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