the neigborhood hawk

The first time I noticed him

I was sitting in the

rocking chair

on the front porch

of our house at Hilton Head, 

basking

in the warmth of the

sun. 

He swooped low and made a huge,

fleeting shadow.

After he passed by, I said ,

"Wow."

The next time I saw him

he made a

swift gliding landing

on a rather low branch of a tree.

What intrigued me was his docile nature.

It was almost as if he was trying to get me to notice him.

The hawk stayed perched on the limb for quite a long time.

We all had been bicycling together

and Mark and Amanda

came upon me gazing intently up in the tree.

The hawk let me and then Mark

take picture after picture

before he tired of our antics

 and flew silently and gracefully away.

A miracle

is the flight of a bird.

God feeds them you know and takes care of them. 

Not one falls to the ground

without His knowledge. 

We also saw a black snake 

slithering away on the path to the beach,

 two small alligators,

one swimming,

 one laying on the bank in the sun,

 and a family of rather large

turtles

resting happily together by the side of the lagoon.

All of God's creatures are so amazing!

Raining right now.

Hear it falling on the world outside.

Everything about God's creation is good and wonderful.

cathy