in those discussions about what animal you’d be if you could choose, i always say i’d like to be reincarnated as a great blue heron. they hang around in shallow water near the beach, eat fish, and stare meditatively into the water, wrapped in their feathers like buddhist monks. it makes me sound very spiritual and evolved. but, truth be told, i’ve always wanted to be tall and leggy.

great blue heron wing

grass lake trail, shoreview, minnesota