Sauvie Island

Chortle of Sandhill Cranes overhead,  
hundreds of Canadian Geese easing down, and
again rising into a sculptured sky. 
Ducks settling on broad marshy ponds. 
A single kestrel perched on a telephone pole.
One raptor, wings set wide, floating over a broad field. 
Kendall and I....marveling.
A respite from the barrage of news.