Writings and Ramblings
Date: April 7
Location: Leadville
Arctic Terns travel the longest migration route of any animal on Earth. They feature heavily in the book, Migrations, by Charlotte McConaghy. The book is weighing heavily on my mind right now in the swirl of my own geographical transition at the end of this month.
I have never seen an Arctic Tern in person but from checking e-bird I know they’ve been seen in and around Talkeetna. I have a tattoo of an Arctic Tern. I’m thinking about their insane migration. How I’ll finally get to see one after an insane migration of my own.
They live a seasonal existence, something I can learn from. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I finally had the energy to ask for help as Spring approached and the days increased in length. That I feel like I’m on the mend as the trees unfurl new leaves and the bulbs shake from their slumber, bursting forth from the ground and welcoming the embrace of the sun.
After work maybe I will go for a walk at Hayden Meadows and say hello to the river. Reorient myself in a place that has the capacity to hold space for me as I prepare to migrate north for the Summer.
Mountain Bluebird: Sitting on a fence post, reflecting blue wavelengths. A herald of the Spring.
Til next time... Finley