The Crow

There is a crow or perhaps several crows following me around this town. I’m not sure what this means but it has only happened since his departure. I have never noticed crows in Boulder before. Sure enough I’ll be sitting at a stoplight and down a crow (not every time but enough to take notice) will swoop in front of my jeep. I've left the gym and the grocery store and encountered them as well. Walking to my jeep from the office at work, and sure enough a crow watching me from a nearby tree.

Crows are beautiful mystic creatures. They are also dark. I’ve been reading about crows and have found that are known as birds that reside somewhere between this world and the next. They are messengers and are extremely intelligent with the ability to outwit most other birds and even humans.

When I walked down to the Boulder Creek two weeks after his passing to find his final resting place I was welcomed by a crow. High in the treetop with branches hanging over the creek was a crow squawking, cawing at me over and over again. I heard many birds while standing down on the rocks by the creek, on the small island where he left us. But this bird most certainly made me stop and take notice. It did not scare me, but I definitely felt as though it was trying to tell me something.

Bo always told us to pay attention. Listen to the signs. Read them. Nature is always speaking to us, always trying to teach us something we cannot learn from books.

Others have come across other animals since Bo’s passing. A great buck in Chagrin Falls walking through a small back yard seems very fitting for him. I can’t help but think this buck was trying to teach this individual something as well. Animal Speak says this about deer:

“When a deer shows up in your life, it is time to be gentle with yourself and others…when deer show up there is an opportunity to express gentle love that will open new doors to adventure for you”.

There is a crow however watching over me here in Boulder. It is quite strange but somehow comforting. I absolutely love the thought of him flying free both in the literal and figurative sense. But I believe it goes beyond all that, maybe even beyond him. I think this bird is trying to teach me something; something I cannot learn on my own. I watch it and I’m studying its moves. Animal Speak says this about the crow:

“Wherever crows are, there is magic. They are symbols of creation and spiritual strength. They remind us to look for opportunities to create and manifest the magic of life. They are messengers calling to us about the creation and magic that is alive within our world every day and available to us”.

I don’t know what this all means exactly but it’s something of significance to me. The message is not yet clear but hopefully over time I will understand. I hope many things become clear over time. And until then all I can do is pray. Pray and watch this beautiful crow that seems to be watching me.