There is an hour just as dawn is breaking that is magical. It rained most of the night and I was up just as it began to get light. I fixed my cup of coffee and went to sit up front. The big window is like a huge picture window in the midst of the forest. It was so peaceful and still.
I noticed a rabbit at the edge of the clearing in front of the MH. He was nibbling some new tender shoots. I wondered, "where does he spend the night in the rain?" I thought how miserable I would be if I had to sleep out there and wake up all damp with dew. But this little rabbit seemed not to notice or be bothered at all. He was having breakfast and seemed to be enjoying it too.
Soon a squirrel appeared at the edge of the same clearing. He poked about sniffing the ground. Then like he sensed a hidden treasure, he began to dig vigorously. He soon emerged with a tiny morsel he held in his hands as he began to eat.
The squirrel and the rabbit were neighbors and friends. They would approach each other as if to say good morning. At one point they had their noses nearly touching. Then one would jump and scamper about while the other looked on. It was a delight to watch. After awhile two crows landed in the clearing. They were noisy and caused a raucous. So the squirrel and the rabbit moved on continuing to dine on what the forest provides.
Birds were chipping all around in the trees and bushes. At first they were unseen but at closer examination they were there all along. A downy woodpecker was digging into the crevices in the bark of an oak tree looking for a morning morsel for breakfast. Two Carolina wrens danced about from limb to limb in a small tree right outside my window. One found a spiderweb with bugs attached. He slurped the whole thing down like sucking in a strand of spaghetti.
Two more squirrels came on the scene. They too seemed to know each other. It was cute to watch them interact with each other while they foraged for food. God's creation is truly a magical place as dawn breaks in the forest.
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