A LESSON FROM A ROBIN

One of the fears I manifested was what it would be like to be all alone without a penny in a strange place and homless. So five years ago that's exactly where I found myself and was homeless for a few years. I dug out 2 rooms under the road right next to the Russian River. I could stand up straight in them and tarped off the front entrance. I had a bed, got a battery from my son who lived in the next town with his girlfriend that I used forl ight. A camp stove and bed and used plastic crates to reinforce walls. I was homeless for a few years and twice died from the expirience. I remember writting on my door way entrance "LOOKING AT LIFE FROM BENEATH THE ROAD HAS GIVEN ME A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE VIEW. i MIGHT BE BELOW A LOT OF FOLKS...BUT i'M STILL ABOVE QUITE A FEW"

One of my friends was this faithful lttle robin that would come down in front of my bed every morning. She was such a delightful and infomative little friend She was always the first one up every morning and always predicted the weather for the other birds including the bluejays. If it was a 'good worming day' it ment it as going to rain if not it ment it would be very hot. I spent many delightful hours listening to her talk to other birds in her beautiful singing voice. I can't tell you how much she comforted me at times and how much our breakfast of pieces of bread ment to me.

One of the bullies was this blue jay that would always try to steal her bread morsals. He was so much bigger and after a time I noticed quit a mimmick and could make his voice sound exactly like hers. He would try and trick her into answering him so he would know where she was and come steal her food and such. She told me the bluejay was one of her mortal enemies.She could always tell the blue jays voice when he sounded exactly like her and I asked her about it one day. How she was so clever to know it was a mimick trick. She said..'because he sounds "exactly" like me and I know better because there is only one of me. hmmm. How wise was that little robin. How lovely the wisdom she shared with me and how much will I always cherish the time we spent together...