That Thing With Feathers: St George

Monday, April 9, 2012

St George

For Spring Break we headed south for a little warmer weather and stayed with TY's brother for a few days. We toured some historic pioneer sights (including Cove Fort, Jacob Hamblin's house, Brigham Young's winter home and the St George Tabernacle). We hiked in Snow Canyon, went swimming, saw a movie, let the kids play at the park, wandered the Art Festival and had a great time. It was nice to be away for a smidge, nice to have time off to spend with each other and nice to come home too. Especially nice to come home to even warmer weather.

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Roma Young said...: Looks like fun and very few jackets.; April 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM

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That Thing With Feathers

I will explain. My favorite poem is "Hope" by Emily Dickinson.

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That's kept so many warm.

I've seen it in the chillest land,

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

Somehow this has always stayed in my memory, yet now as the world grows more frightening and uncertain, this idea of hope seems to become of increasing importance. Hence, That Thing With Feathers.