My husband and I took a time out this afternoon. We went up to Cheyenne Bottoms, north of Ellinwood and Great Bend. Special repeat visitors had arrived.
The whooping cranes.
There are very many and the area had 18. An absolute plethora!
We saw them in the distance. Four could be seen.
There would be no chance of getting close. That is at it should be to my way of thinking. It is the human interaction that has brought them to the brink of extinction.
We moved at a crawl and then stopped. All we could hear was the wind, the call of birds on the water and the water itself. Daily life faded away.
What a gift.
We are home, but carry a bit of that peace.
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