Haibun: Swallows on the L.A. Waterfront

Yesterday afternoon, I was walking along the L.A. Waterfront from the Maritime Museum parking lot to the Cirque du Soleil big-top, blue-and-yellow tent to see “Amaluna.” As I was walking by the water, through a line of trees on either side of the path, the barn swallows were swooping all around me like angels! They made me laugh with delight. I love their brilliant blue-and-orange colors … On the way back, after the show, the same thing happened again — only this time, the birds were northern rough-winged swallows! They were very glad-hearted in flight, swooping together and apart in elongated oval and figure-eight dances in mid-air, at top speed. Seeing them filled my heart with joy!

barn swallows swooping! northern rough wing’ swallows dancing –angels in mid-air jb

L.A. Waterfront San Pedro, CA

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