CANDLELIT CHRONICLES: HISTORIC HAUNTS

Entry 12/31: Hawk Mountain

Now this is truly a topic I can get behind, support, and rave about. I had no idea the raptor sanctuary at Hawk Mountain PA existed, but now that I have found it thanks to this prompt provided by Wise Leader April Sunday I will be praying night and day to find a way to visit it.


Hawks are for me such a symbol of freedom, grace, and ability to soar above and to transcend "reality," the ugliness that life so often provides. Whenever I see one overhead, I will stop in my tracks, literally, standing and staring till he or she passes out of sight. I'm sure I look quite the dunce, but I'm even more certain I do not care. I absolutely love and admire these gorgeous birds.





I was so anxious before I researched the prompt that it would refer to one of those horrible, upscale, land-destroying, vastly expensive, mountain developments so common in Appalachia. The relief to discover that this is a 75-year-old wild bird sanctuary is enough to make me faint with relief! Even more relieved to discover that this was actually a "citizen endeavour," and not an act of FDR-never my favorite President.





Please, y'all,  go look at this site, read its history, become a fan of Hawk Mountain on Facebook (you know I did!)





http://www.hawkmountain.org/History.php


http://www.hawkmountain.org/History.php


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Hawk-Mountain-Sanctuary-Association/1105...


http://twitter.com/Hawk_Mountain