Eagles' Spirit

It is now 11:36 and for a few moments it was clear and sunny on the deck so I went outside to bask in the sun.

As I reclined in my chair I saw my first adult eagle soar past just below the periphery of my vision…

That is my first confirmed sighting since I have been on island, although I have seen a lot of young eagles and/or Turkey Vultures soaring overhead. But this time the shining white head and tail feathers were unmistakable.

Seeing the eagle today reminded me that I have returned home at last, it is not a hallucination. I am back in the land of Eagalic Music from which I left to return to the lower mainland.

That was 20 years ago when we moved from our rented Allenby Road house just outside of Duncan. We loaded all our belongings into a small moving van and drove it onto a ferry to return to Vancouver.

But being here on the island is like skipping all the gaps in between, and going straight back to the source of my original inspiration.

Seeing that eagle today was a reminder I am back in a place I thought I had left behind, but never have left.

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