Date: 10/31/24 9:42 am From: Judy Griffith <9waterfall9...> Subject: RAIN and HERMITS on All Hallows' Eve
Gratitude for 3 inches of desperately needed rain overnight. I always check the falls first thing after a rain so I could barely believe my eyes to see 3 inches in the rain gauge!
The earth and trees were so terribly parched that most of that rain was sucked up immediately thus the creek and falls are not even up to their normal flow yet.
During the past few days there have been numerous Hermit Thrushes calling from several different areas near water. I’ve never heard so many of these beautiful birds calling at once.
1) at the edge of the savanna near the creek
2) in the woods near dry Bog Spring that usually feeds the very low pond
3) in evenings near the big feeding pan I keep full of water for wildlife near the henhouse
This morning one of the Hermits was singing its exquisite song, perhaps also out of gratitude. When I was a child I always believed the birds were singing Psalms of Praise, Love, and Joy.
Judith
Ninestone, Carroll County
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