The Waiting #3 color Some believe that the Birds

Some believe that the Birds with translucent wings are messengers from another realm

The quiet kept her still

where the wind would carry them effortlessly

guarding the quiet perimeter

The Waiting #3 color Some believe that the BirdsTHE WAITING The Turkey Vultures perched waiting for what the sea would bring. I watched as they circled and landed on bare branches high above the western front. The wind came first. It carried the smell of salt and the promise of decay. The birds did not stir at first. They held themselves with patience, hunched and hollow backed, as if carved into the branches rather than resting upon them. But they had a purpose. They were not watching the sea for