Herons

Riding home from work on Thursday this bird caught my eye! A heron up in a weeping willow looking out over the pond. They are really stately birds that seem to contemplate everything around them. I don't think they are always looking for fish! I took a look about the symbolism for herons and it is interesting that in all the cultures that I looked at from Ancient Egypt to Native American the heron stands for wisdom and patience. I think that fits them quite well as they quietly sit, as if in meditation, and simply see the world as it is. May I learn to sit as a heron does!