Messages from Sky and Crow

My Murder has been growing in number with just a sampling here of the 10 or more that frequently show up now. I was thinking that perhaps it is the unusual cold. The past couple of days, there has been one waiting for me on the railing and one that hangs around after all the peanuts have been claimed. Today, one followed me out to my car and back to the building. It was a teacher workday so the building was quiet. I was walking down the hall at another point in the day, and heard one of my ebony friends calling loudly. I went and asked if they were calling me, as there was no one responding. Twice I threw some more peanuts out. Then I got a message from my nephew sharing how unbelievable that today his mom and my sister has been gone for 8 years. He then said she and my mom were surely planning mischief and that she’d likely visit me. And then the crow presence all made sense. ✨ Finally, my niece sent me some photos of their dazzling sunset this evening. Beauty, peace, not alone… I love how the more than human world brings so many meaningful messages if we can just be present enough to hear them. Never forgotten, Sister. Forever loved. Always. You, too, Mary Oliver, on this anniversary of going on ahead for you.