Accepting Challenges..Remembering Prince While I have been enjoying the black and white photos of our Creative Group, I balked at the challenge to post my own. I dont have any technical skills related to photography, and truly dont have a desire to learn any. When my photography friends start talking shop, I glaze over like I did in my High School Algebra classes..and just rest comfortably knowing that some talented soul will always give me their fabulous photos of my and my childrens special life events. Then, I thought of Prince. Prince was a white deer that revealed himself to me, exactly one year ago today, at the edge of the woods on the grounds of an old convent, where I frequently hike or bicycle to. He drew me back again and again, taking me deeper into the woods and to a, well, magical place, both physically and emotionally. One day, last January, when I felt out of sorts, I drove to the convent, wishing and hoping to spot him, Disappointed when I didnt see him at the woods edge with the herd, I turned to leave and he stepped from a shrub just a few feet from my car window..his expression seemed to say you rang?...and I spoke to him for a minute or two..thanking him for bringing to this beautiful place, wishing him peace and safety...the hunters were out. I never saw Prince again. The nuns found him dead, far from his herd, lying next to a garden full of angel statues on the property. They believe the Winter was too harsh for their deer angel. I do think of him every time I pass through his woods..this mystical creature who helped me summon some bravery to explore the natural world.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:03:36 +0000
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