14 February 2009

From the Holy Shit Files

Vatican accepts Darwin

and

Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant

Seems I looked away for just a moment and all kinds of wild things occurred. It's funny how that works out sometimes. I can read, read, read news obsessively for weeks and come across few items of interest and none that amaze me and then, poof! I take a week or two off to sink to the depths and two near unimaginable things happen in my absence.

And yet, while I've been too wrapped up in myself to pay much attention to the wider world the spirits of nature have not gone unnoticed by me. I've seen a hawk swoop in for the kill (something I'd never seen before) which was an amazing sight, to say the least. And just today we nearly hit a hawk flying low over our truck and spied a deer. A few days ago the bright yellow crocus started peeking out of the ground. Yesterday while I basked in the glory of a beautiful sunset I heard geese. And while we're still burning wood in both fireplaces I can feel spring tiptoeing closer. I can't wait for my winter to end.

6 comments:

Cygnus MacLlyr said...

that hawk... its spirit was seen riding the currents of Wind just above my vehicle at Dawns Light several mornings ago...

It bodes well for the Spring Equinox, I can't help but reckon..

Beautiful imagery in your post today.

Happy Valentines Day :)

Glad you're 'back'...

cygnus

Moonroot said...

"I can't wait for my winter to end."

I so feel the same way. Amen to that!

Livia Indica said...

Hey Cygnus, yep, I'm hoping that our hawk sightings are a sign of good things to come.

Moonroot, I hear you!

Griffin said...

Vatican accepts Darwin... Darwin has already accepted the Vatican tho' as he said primates do play an important role in evolution...!

Loved the winter when it snowed. Now it's dull, grey and wet... sigh. Come on Spring, start springing!

Sloth Womyn said...

"The Vatican has admitted that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution should not have been dismissed and claimed it is compatible with the Christian view of Creation. "

wow. glad they finally figured that out. lol.

Cygnus MacLlyr said...

i Can't help but see so...