Health & Fitness
The Miracle of the Robins
Dozens of neighbors and myself were deeply moved by a newly arriving flock of American Robins numbering in the hundreds to our tiny courtyard in Hopkins on a day full of tragedy.
April 15th, 2013 at 1:34 pm, "The Miracle of the Robins" (Filmed with a digital camera at 936 Westbrooke Way at the Meadow Creek Condominiums. )
~The Miracle of the Robins~
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"Just when the extreme violence of this day tilted my world,
a flock of angels by the hundreds came to me.....
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And together.. they gently, little by little, eased away the worst of my pain..
And then, they let me walk among them. "
-- Patti Keiper, SEO/EMT-B
There were hundreds of robins in our tiny courtyard off and on for about an hour on Monday, feeding on crab apple berries, worms, and anything else they could find on the rain thawing ground. I'd just thought people could really use this beautiful overflowing, positive sign of spring.
(This video is dedicated to those effected by the Boston Marathon Bombings.)