Comments on: Infinity in a Feather

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:23 +0000

Kendal, I love your hummingbird story. Isn’t is remarkable and wonderful? So grateful for these experiences. I hope you are all well!

Kimberly, I hope you got some great photos and that you are feeling better. The photos on your website are beautiful. I LOVE that shot of the Buck. What a handsome fellow! Thanks for stopping by.

By: kendal

kendal — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:04:27 +0000

Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovvvvee this
on vision quest in NM Gila wilds… praying mantis came to visit at my morning feet. as we regarded one another, hummingbird buzzed behind me to bless a prayer tie. sat a moment by my head then ventured close to see if my poncho was sweet… which surprised the both of us! i am always grateful for these gifts, guidance, reflections of ~ thru ~ for spirit…

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:53:11 +0000

I’m so excited to have found your blog. I’m sleeping and stuffy, but it’s a beautiful day and after reading your story about the feather you’ve sparked the fire so I’m off to grab my camera and see what I capture today.

Plus I need to get some bird seed!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:20:23 +0000

I LOVE this post. Thanks for sharing the teeny tiny hummingbird feather. Thanks for treasuring the tiny brilliance. This is the precise feeling I was trying to evoke when naming my blog “scintillating speck.”

We had a whole slew of hummingbird visitors last spring and I felt so blessed by each visit. They were enamoured of the bee balm I had planted. I was so delighted that they accepted the flower invitations.

By: Marian Van Eyk McCain

Marian Van Eyk McCain — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:57:38 +0000

Utter magic. Thank you!

(Oh my goodness – there’s a preview button today! Thanks for that also, Carla.)

By: Vivienne Whale Grace

Vivienne Whale Grace — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:52:31 +0000

One of my dreams a time ago was to have a retreat centre. One day I went to look at property it would have been buying into an existing situation. As I walked the near perfect property I came across a dead hummingbird in one of the cabins. I knew hummingbirds to be a symbol of Joy and I was confused to find it dead. I took 3 little precious feathers. I put a deposit down as a share in the property and went into high gear to move a workshops we were already planning to this location. It involved building outhouses and moving beds in and much more. After the week long retreat I was relaxing with a few people and the existing owner on this little natural island that was my favourite part of the property and he began to muse about the hot tubs he would put in for the Japanese tourists. In that moment I realized I hadn’t stopped long enough in my enthusiasm and excitement to compare our Visions.
I began the process of pulling out which was painful yet necessary. To this day I look at those 3 precious feathers atop the sage in a little wooden box that I keep them in and remember that lesson.

By: Juli Thurston

Juli Thurston — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:59:15 +0000

My favorite bird! I have had many a feeder and hummingbird friend (“Romeo”, my hummingbird in Angels Camp, CA, let me know I could live at the rental home (which he guarded fiercely) as long as I kept the feeder full. He sang his little heart out to me every day. and oh, what a watch bird he was! He always let me know someone was coming to the door, buzzing around them like a security scanner. I never thought to look for a feather, but when I move back to California I am going to find one and put it in a locket. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful treasure & poem.