Why Does a Bird Sing? by da-AL

Photo of Ostritch Face

“A bird doesn’t sing because he has an answer, he sings because he has a song.” From "A Cup of Sun," by American poet and children's book author, Joan Walsh Anglund (born c. 1926). She's sold over 45 million books worldwide. President Obama and the U.S. Postal Service misattributed this quotation to Maya Angelou. All… Continue reading Why Does a Bird Sing? by da-AL

Winged Grace: Murmurations by da-AL

Murmuration of starlings over a field

Murmuration: A flock of starlings. I call a flock of starlings Supreme Grace -- ballet, music, and nature soaring amid limitless sky. Yesterday while I was driving, stopped at a traffic light, I held my breath as I found myself gazing at a flock of birds dipping and soaring, looping and circling again and again.… Continue reading Winged Grace: Murmurations by da-AL