Seeking Refuge Wildlife Here’s a Native American blessing

Here’s a Native American blessing that resonates with me:

You can see where the ice has developed a fissure running diagonally through the leaves and how when enhanced the ice reflects the colors of the sun like a prism

with nothing but the sound of the wind and the waves to keep you company

And every flower returns to sleep

with the earth

Seeking Refuge Wildlife Here’s a Native American blessingI took this photo in 2016. I had traveled from my home in Minnesota to Kodiak Alaska by way of Anchorage. With a layover in Kodiak I was to fly out in the early morning to a remote island to photograph Kodiak bears for a week. As it so happened when I woke the next morning Kodiak was totally fogged in cancelling all travel for the day. At first I was quite upset at the prospect of loosing a precious day with these magnificent animals. However, the