Monday Offering to Mother Earth

(taken today on a after school walk...can you see my little man in the tree? After a challenging day I thought it best to give him some nature loven' to clear his head...
let the trees do their magic....it worked)

Today  is Earth Day

so today

I honour and show gratitude to 

Mother Earth

 for all she offers

for all she gives willingly with out question

for all that she teaches...

(today on the trail)

This morning

as I went out for my early morning run

there to greet me was Eagle sitting in the tree

close by where I park.

His dark silhouette large and distict against

the oranges and pinks of the morning sunrise sky.

He 

(captured a couple years ago...a young eagle not yet turned)

the reminder

to look beyond the immediate

to use eagle eyes when walking my journey

to soar to greater heights and know

that heaven is not only watching 

but also engaging with us all.     

 

   Then upon entering the trail

beaver slapped her tail and dove deep

in the water way beside the trail

we had startled her, and she us

but the charge from her tail

brought both me and the dog to attention.

She

the reminder of dreams

to follow those dreams

and the work it takes to make them come true.

And while working, 

to not get lost in it, but to find balance

between mind, body and soul.

  

(today on the trail; an animal trail, leading to this....)

Then a few strides down the wood trail,

not 400 meters (1300 ft)

there ahead of us

stood coyote sniffing around for breakfast

he looked up and saw us

and actually walked towards us

He was a big, beautiful male wide eyes and wondering;

he coat a gorgeous mix of browns and blacks.

Ruger growled low beside me as I came to a halt.

He

(image captured late last spring one magical misty morning)

the reminder of simplicity and trust

telling me that my wisdom and my ignorance

go hand in hand

and it is in my ignorance that I gather

my wisdom.

A reminder to not take things too seriously

to be light on my feet and quick to laugh.   

 And

I just wanted to look at him

take him in and get lost in 

his amazing wild beauty

and he apparently, wanted to look at us too

as we stood like this

locked in a stare

for a good 15 seconds

15 seconds is a life time when you are face to face

with an animal of the wild.

But alas

the Puppy Prince, Ruger, could not take it

any longer

and the growl turned to a bark and he was off

chasing the coyote into the bush and beyond.

Ahhhh

those are the moments.

Upon leaving the wooded area

and walking onto the open dykes

we were greeted by the 

   the geese and the mallards.

all busy tending to nests and readying for their young.

(a daily site where I run)

They

(Canadian Geese)

the reminder to drink fully of the waters of Life

to embrace the gifts and abundance

to utilize those gifts and share them with the world.

And further on 

more beavers swam in the water ways

as the morning sun shone bright 

and the spring fog hung low.

These are the mornings I live for.

Baptized in the beauty of Mother Earth

I feel my spirit soar

I feel the healing that Is

I bask in the knowing that I am loved

I feel the connection between me and her

the deep magic of all things living

  in which I see and know

The Creator

of All.

My run ends with Hawk

sitting off to the side

She is young and small

not yet mature in her strength

and uncertain of why I have stopped to look at her

She

(seen a couple weekends ago)

the reminder

of the messenger within

a champion for truth and insight

a guardian of all that is Spirit

She offers the knowing

that I do not walk alone.  

(captured today on the trails)

This

the Holy Temples

made by Creator

given as a gift to us

To honour, love and cherish

To find our stillnes

To find out peace

To find our truth

To live in spiritual, organic exchange with...

This is Mother Earth 

Today

as I do every day

I honour her 

 for all that she offers

for all that she gives

for all that she teaches..

(a boy and his dog)

Tell me about your relationship with Mama Earth

my lovelies...

(a rescued barn owl)

Love and Light