Heaven and Nature Sing

I don't know what it is about this time of year that brings the birds out. I would say they are migrating, but they don't seem to be leaving. HUGE groups of them gathering and flying overhead, trees to trees, yard to field and back. I know they are supposed to be called flocks, but these masses are much too big to be called flocks ... no, they are quite definitely SWARMS in my book. But my point here is this: I adore them! I love the chaotic yet controlled giant groups of birds and their wild path changes. I love that I can't see the end of the group in the sky as they go by...it is that huge. I love wondering how in the world they are not knocking into each other. I love the squawks and feathers I hear overhead and all around in the batch of trees behind our house.

And so, I think it is time for another list. In my list-making defense though, this list chose me and wouldn't stop pestering me until I got it down. :)

MY FAVORITE NATURE THINGS:

Flocks of birds in flight
A lone hawk on a telephone wire
Trees in the fall as they change color
Bare trees in the winter
Shallow brooks
Rainy days
Temps in the 70s
Shorelines
Mountaintop views
Puppies
Baled hayfields
Crops in rows
Stone walls
Cow pastures
Heavy, heavy rainfall