Algy flew into the edge of a forest beside the great sea loch, and found a cosy spot where he could recline on a soft bed of grass and dry bracken. Lying back among the autumn foliage he stared up at the tall trees towering above him, listening to the sounds of the birds and tiny insects who were going about their daily lives in this peaceful environment. It was much calmer inside the forest than on the shores of the loch, and he could hear many wee rustling noises and murmurings of the forest folk. Algy reflected on the amazing complexity of life that went almost entirely unnoticed most of the time… It reminded him of a children’s poem which he had discovered recently:
Who saw the petals
drop from the rose?
I, said the spider,
but nobody knows.Who saw the sunset
flash on a bird?
I, said the fish,
but nobody heard.Who saw the fog
come over the sea?
I, said the sea pigeon,
only me.Who saw the first
green light of the sun?
I, said the night owl,
the only one.Who saw the moss
creep over the stone?
I, said the grey fox,
all alone.
Algy hopes that you all have a calm and peaceful Sunday xo
[Algy is quoting the poem The Secret Song by the early 20th century American writer of children’s books, Margaret Wise Brown.]
The Adventures of Algy 