Chirp

I know is going to happen. He holds the cloth to my face. I take a deep breath and once again sink into the darkness. A bright light burns through my eyelids as I regain my senses. I feel the dewy grass tickle my arms and dampen my clothes. Birds chirp and water trickles over rocks. Water? I must be near the creek in the ravine, but how am I not dead? I scramble to my feet, afraid to open my eyes, and trip over something soft yet firm. I fall to the ground and force my eyes open. The sight…

Spring, the time that nature blooms and the snow melts away. The birds chirp loudly inviting the toasty sunshine into the world once more. In Sapporo, we cherish this weather the most as unlike Tokyo, we have harsh and unforgiving Winters. I don’t even remember the last time that I went to play in the snow because with that comes the responsibility of shoveling snow, cleaning up the snow on the bottom of your boots, snow snow snow I hate it. I do however like my normal life as a second-year…

Markham Park Shooting Range. As the car ride took about an hour, that alone gave enough time for my excitement to bloom. When we arrived and got out of the vehicle, the sounds of constant bangs from the police shooting range next door with a few chirps from the startled birds littered the air. We got to the range and stacks of paperwork awaited our signatures. He had to check my height, and made sure which gun was the best suited for my person. The instructor also determined which eye is…

When America chirps of hero sentimentality, what one World War II veteran called a “matter of survival….totally savage” is completely lost on a vast majority of American people (Sledge, 1981 as cited by Samet, 2014, p. 77). In sentimentalizing their experiences, veterans’…

Hummingbirds are very fascinating creatures and differ in various ways from other birds. There are more than three-hundred species of hummingbirds. Hummingbirds play a very important role in the ecosystem. Hummingbirds are pollinators and control insects. Hummingbirds can hover in mid-air why consuming nectar from deep flowers. The male humming bird contributes very little in reproduction. Human activities are responsible for some of the deaths of these magnificent species. Hummingbirds are…

costs. These national parks are some of the most resource rich areas in the country and should be preserved so future generations can have the same life changing moments of clarity. Walking through the forests on a hike and listening to the birds chirp and the breeze rustle through the…

inevitable, ominous thought, am I good enough for the world? With the ideal image of nature surrounding me, I wished I could hold as much beauty and perfection as the world around me. Every green blade of grass swaying, golden leaf falling, every bluejay’s chirp, the colorful rustle of the breeze, they taunt my imperfections and my flaws. From the atrocious thoughts of my mind, comes the issue of self-acceptance. Although to be comfortable with self image is an uneasy affair at best, it seems…

Reminiscing on the memories I hold dear of my family, tends to make me feel downhearted. It seemed that the days went faster than anticipated. All the moments my family and I shared have made me realize how much I miss the “good old days.” As I have developed loving relationships and lasting memories, I want to make sure that my children forge the same impressions. Just like I learned to work as a family and uphold tradition, I would only hope to do the same for the next generation. A vivid…

They scampered about as quietly as they could, still tense with fear of awakening the monsters. But the forest that was once drenched in silence would now and then hear the chirp of a bird or the call of an animal. The two children traversed a great part of the forest without much conversation, for each was buried deep in their own thoughts. Maria wondered if all that was happening was real, or if it was just a daydream that…

The Lone Turkey “I can’t believe you guys drug me out here for Mother’s Day,” Mom whines as she pulls on her camo clothes. I can tell she is uncomfortable, as she usually dresses professionally for her job as a court reporter. “How come I can’t have a normal Mother’s Day, you know sleeping in and having my boys cook me breakfast and bring it to me in bed,” she continues, knowing that if she hadn’t come with that she would be alone for the day. “Well why wouldn’t you come out and enjoy a day in…