Jordan Lake Dam and Haw River, Monday, June 1, 2020. The roar this morning is the Haw River – no turbines – just the river seeking release. This morning not only are all of our human hearts sore but the river joins in our chorus. And yet, we can still see hear the song birds singing. May we take their notes of greeting to the morning into our hearts and meet this day with hope. Greet the beginning of this week, the start of a new month with open hearts and a willingness to listen to each other and to work towards the solutions that are of equality for all of us. Take care, be safe, be well.

One Spot the male osprey came in and did a slow cruise past me and filled up my lens! I noted that his front was messy – he’d probably been feeding fish to his chicks and that can be a messy affair. He would probably stop in a few minutes and do a head to toe grooming as it isn’t the safest thing to fly with dirty feathers. Birds are more fastidious about cleanliness than cats.