Category Archives: nests

dove.

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why does the dove sit and visit

day after day

her answer is

this rustic nest

built atop the rail

tucked way beneath the tomato plant

a safe and shaded home

for the baby doves

soon to be welcomed into the world.

 

“and there my little doves did sit

with feathers softly brown

and glittering eyes that showed their right

to general nature’s deep delight.”

-elizabeth barrett browning

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robin’s nests created by the kinder using natural materials 

clay, twigs, pinecones, clippings

any robin would be happy to raise her babies in one of these beautiful homes

 

“wildness we might consider as the root of the authentic spontaneities of any being. it is that wellspring of creativity whence comes the instinctive activities that enable all living beings to obtain their food, to find shelter, to bring forth their young; to sing and dance and fly through the air and swim through the depths of the sea. this is the same inner tendency that evokes the insight of the poet, the skill of the artist, and the power of the shaman.”-  thomas berry