थे Crow

July 30 / 10 The Song Of The Day Is: “Lady Blue” as performed by Leon Russell I walked down the short trail to the ocean. A short log that has washed up and nestled down into the rocks and sand above the high tide line. I test my balance and walk along it. I take my seat on a fender log from a broken boom . It washed up on shore last winter during one of the many storms. A crow that has started to follow me around make his appearance . He/she lands on the same log , just a few feet away. I stand up. Walk over a few feet. Place a morsel of food down on the same log. I sit back down. The crow gets busy feeding on the morsel of food as I sit back down and take everything in. The crow follows me when I manage to make it for a walk. There is a red tinge In the sky above the mountains on the mainland across the passage. The ocean is calm . I can almost feel the colours on the water. Shades of gorgeous blue . So many shades . A photograph cannot capture all the hues. 0558 PST The sun is making it way up from behind the mountains and pulling itself up into the sky . Soon the soft blues on the water will transform into brilliant crimsons and scarlets. Close by an eagle stands on a rock at the waterline. He is feeding on a fish that is to large for him/her to fly with. He/she looks up at me , perceives that I am not a threat and resumes feeding. The sea lions sense my foot falls on the rocks . Pop their rounded glistening heads up out of the water , they look directly at me as the have done numerous times in the past. The sun now announces itself , and starts making it’s appearance from behind the mountains. Half of the red shining orb makes it’s way from behind the mountains. A bright orange , reddish path magically appears on the face of the ocean. It starts at the shoreline on the mainland , runs directly towards me. It appears as a path painted on top of the oceans surface. The sun now warms my body. The scene surrounding me hugs my soul. For a few moments I forget about the cancer , the pain , my journey towards death , all the other problems that we , as people , create for ourselves and each other. I say my two prayers. The first prayer is one of “thanks for another day”. Sometimes I say two prayers of “thanks”. At this moment , I am at the closest that I can come to finding some sense of spirituality. 0722 PST. The crow , makes itself know and wants some more food. I think of my second prayer.I am reminded that I too am going to spend another day trying to find ways to survive till tomorrow. Bye for now, see ya on the other side .