The new Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia visited my church.
I liked how he conducted the service and I liked what he said.
But what spoke loudest to me was his hat.
I’ve seen other bishops crowned with highly decorated mitres, all glittery with golden spangles.
Not this guy!
He wore a plain mitre, a felted topper in a neutral color, a uniform of job position.
Let those who have ears to hear, hear: that hat spoke volumes about the man under the mitre.
Monthly Archives: August 2021
The Bat in the Saucepan
Early one morning in an old farmhouse kitchen I confronted a bat gone astray indoors.
I caught the creature in a saucepan and released her outside.
Early this morning outside a suburban house I watched a colony of bats move through the airspace overhead.
The tiny aerialists amaze me with their acrobatic hunting moves, practiced predatory techniques that scoop maximum amounts of bugs and mosquitoes out of the air.
TxB2Gd for bats, I said aloud as I scratched a bite on my ankle.
Da Capo
Legato alto drips
Rain stirs leaves and brush
Staccato percussion
Waterfall drums on stone
Thunder bass thumping
Cues
Coloratura birdsong chorus.
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Magpie Mind
A friend called herself a “magpie ” as she toyed with some gold-ish jewelry.
“I just love shiny things!” she cawed.
Scientific American* magazine cites a study showing that plants with colorful flowers are the most likely to be studied by numerous biologists, even when a less colorful plant nearby may be a more endangered species.
All that glitters does not even have to be gold to attract the magpie mind.
Author’s observation: when this blog is decorated with a colorful image, readership increases.
*August 2021, page 24, “A Flashy Focus “