Blog 473

I have written before about the tonic of nature being an assist to writing better. It is very stressful teaching during a pandemic, but I found time to revitalize by bowhunting this weekend. Three of the high points were birds that I saw during my time in the woods. One afternoon a Cooper's hawk perched just three feet from me and never knew I was there. Another time a tufted titmouse was just a foot away on a limb. One morning a family of bluebirds, unlike the other birds, actually saw me and "attacked" what they likely thought was a large owl for about 20 minutes. I never flinched the entire time they were bombing me and after numerous forays, they must have collectively decided I was no threat.

I felt refreshed from my time in nature.