A couple sat at a table in Oregon\nTavern Age country. The joint stood next to a creek that flowed into\nthe ocean. The table afforded wondrous views of the creek and many,\nmany birds: ducks, herons, egrets, ravens, ducks, eagles, hawks,\nospreys, geese, ducks, hummingbirds, swallows, wrens, chickadees and\nmore. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This tavern easily affords the best\nbird watching in OTA country, and what a bonus to observe such\nbeautiful creatures when you’re drinking! In fact, people drive a\nconsiderable distance to bird watch and drink here. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman watched barn swallows dip and\ndive, soar and sink, and then said to the man, \u201cWe can’t all fly\nlike swallows do. We have responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I nearly fell out of my chair when I\nheard this. I managed to catch a glimpse of her face as she finished\nthe statement. She was angry. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man said nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was one of the saddest things I’d\never heard in OTA country. The woman clearly understood the metaphor\nof the swallow’s flight. She’d made the association right there,\ndrinking a bloody mary, and utterly rejected it as a model. She\nrejected the astonishing freedom and joy that swallows display in\nflight. It’s one of the happiest sights in nature I’ve ever witnessed\nand I could watch it for hours. I have many times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swallows are giddy! I’ve always wanted\nto emulate their flight with my life. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it wasn’t for her. She felt she had\nto remain grounded and resolved to carry out responsibilities of some\nkind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I think she really wanted to fly\nlike swallows. She wouldn’t have opined against them if she hadn’t\nseen something that spoke to her soul. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day, I hope she gets her time. \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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