Patient waiting...

This afternoon Judy and I walked around Sapsucker Woods, one of the world's most prominent ornithological research institutions, linked to Cornell University. Our walk was a quiet walk, softly treading along marked out paths... and then we came to a lookout place beside the pond and spotted a gaunt tree in which a hawk sat, waiting.

And, as if this is a metaphor, we are waiting for news about our mortgage, without which we can not proceed.
It is a time of patience and trust.































Nicholas

And, as though I needed some kind of image to remind me of the incredible patience and strength of my husband...here is the moment he photographed at dusk this evening...

The previously camera-shy, reticent, winged hummingbird not only arrived at the feeder we have provided for it, but decided things were comfortable enough on our deck for it to dine and then rest...rest on a thin twig of wisteria and have a little scratch...

This moment has allowed me to breathe in a very real way.

Seems odd, a tiny little winged creation should have such an effect, but it has.

Nicholas has a deep sense of security and knowing...so tonight, I will metaphorically pause and scratch all the doubt and fears away.

Judy

PS It also helped so much to raise a glass of bubbles with Paul and Cindi, the absolutely incredible man and woman who had the vision to see the possibility of Maple Ridge, the development in which we just bought our land...thanks Paul. Thanks Cindi. Thanks hummingbird.