Dove’s Eyes

“This past week I noticed for the first time a dove nesting on top of an electric box mounted to the side of the house. I was noisily uncoiling the garden hose from its holder and my eyes were drawn up, no doubt by the Lord Himself, to see this lovely, innocent avian watching me. Surely if she thought I might harm her or her babies, she would have flown away. Instead, she just watched and waited while I quieted my efforts and calmed my movements…”