I had this image from many years ago when fires on both sides in CA. forced the herd into the water where the rancher's dogs guided them, as seen here. My life these days has felt much like being in the waters, looking for the outcome of events surrounding me. Today, in a spiritual sense, I visualize the herd moving through the rising water as if guided by something older than instinct, something placed within them by the One who teaches all creatures how to find their way. The dogs swim ahead, small silhouettes cutting paths through the uncertainty, like the quiet guides in our lives who go before us without fanfare, sensing what we cannot ...