And now it’s spring.

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Laurel Archer

I noticed a few days ago, the return of morning bird song and my heart did a lift.  I love birds, they are so ‘with us,’ true companions in life.  The past week has been more full than m... Read More

Loving Birds

Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 by Laurel Archer

Why do I love birds?  Once on a family vacation I found a Pheasant feather and Peacock feather.  I remember treasuring these for a long time and now wonder when I lost them.  I remember my Dad tryi... Read More

Look at the Birds

Posted on February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 by Laurel Archer

What are you doing for Lent this year?  Fasting from something? Attending to something?  I’ve journeyed through Lent in different ways: some have been challenging, some have been enlivening, s... Read More

Hummingbird

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 by Laurel Archer

The first time I spotted a hummingbird perched on the tip of a tall tree, I was mesmerized.  I had only ever seen hummingbirds at feeders, or moving from flower to flower.  That such a tiny thing wo... Read More

Awake – a pantoum

Posted on February 5, 2015March 27, 2015 by Laurel Archer

Awake as the sun rises turning toward the tasks of today yesterday’s expectations loosen to make room for imagination; turning toward the tasks of today writing my way to the centre to make sens... Read More