Witnessing 20,000 crows return to their roost was an awe inspiring experience. The dusky  sky had many rivers of crows flowing in from all directions and cawing loudly to each other. They are not like a synchronized murmuration of starlings that undulates and flows. This was more of a very individual interactive dance to their own song. As they settled into the trees to roost and quieted down we opened our senses and we respectfully asked if we could learn from them. We sensed their willingness to engage. .

During one of our six trips on the protective waters of a vast lagoon in a small panga we had set  out with the intention to be the Love Boat radiating love. Lucky us, we had the pleasure of being visited by a very interactive and engaging whale we lovingly called the Ambassador.  She traveled back and forth between three boats that were stationary. She baptized us with her rainbow plume as she emerged right next to our boat gliding along the whole length of the boat allowing us to touch her.  

All of us were buzzing with wonder in the up close and personal encounter with this whale.