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Finding Joy
The wonder brought by a wild, winged visitor
A falcon’s occasional visits outside my window have become a source of unexpected comfort and inspiration.
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The falcon might not return this year or ever again, but that is the beauty and the paradox of it.
ST PHOTO: LINETTE LAI
I first spotted it five years ago, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. A peregrine falcon.
It sat across from my window, and whenever I heard that sharp little chirrup, I’d look up from whatever I was doing.
