President’s Perch
On Canopies
I recently had the incredible honor to address volunteers of the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia. My address was about what I learn from birds about life and community. I had a few pics of my feathered family with an anecdote about lessons I’d gleaned in my awe and observation. But the pic that received the most comments and questions is below, a picture of a canopy. I explained one of the common questions I get is - Where do birds go when it rains?
Birds seek the protection, the peace, the warmth of canopy.
Do you know what your canopies are?
My canopies are birds and the outdoors, my family and loved ones, and chocolate (not necessarily in that order, depending on the circumstance).
Know your canopies. Feed and nurture your canopies. And, most importantly, please be a canopy for someone else.
See you outside!
