My first Spring Robin this year...and it was dead. [View All]

[Buddyblazon]

This happened a couple of weeks ago...but it just had so much symbolism that hit me as soon as I saw it. I've been thinking about posting it...however it just seemed kind of depressing. And I thought that maybe I was being morbid.

Walked out my door the other day. I look down on the steps of my apt. building. And I see my first Robin of the year. And it was lying there dead.

Since I was a kid, I've always made a big deal about seeing the first Robin of spring. To me, it was always a sign that winter was almost over.

But the first one this year...and it was lying there...feet up. As I thought about it, it just dawned on me how ironic it was. This admins. contempt for the environment. For anything living (w/o a huge pocketbook). How crappy my outlook on our future has gotten.

The one symbol for me that represented the start of rebirth...and the end of death...and it was dead.