Well, having nothing to do with the prompt, but because I love my Herons … here is the Black Crowned Night Heron … also in Forest Park.
David and I call him “Fat Boy” because he always looks so plump, just not in this photo.
So now, something seems off, not quite right … something that is wrong, immediately made me think of a series of photos that I took in Barranco, Lima, Peru. I saw this church decaying covered with vultures and thought it exotically bizarre … outrageous, oxymoronic, dark … unseemly. You get to think and feel whatever comes to mind. It did strike me as “something not quite right” and surely as a reflection of our society.
Haiku:
drought – hot dry season of the spirit
noh where 
Great photos to go with your poignant Haiku! Amazing to my eyes, the richness in color on the church despite the decay! xoxo
those pictures kind of say it all don’t they Liz…maybe our church fathers need to take heed ;)…nicely done!
Really love the pictures in this one, Raven. 🙂
First of all, Liz, the photos are fabulous – stricking – and I love herons too.
And what a fine point of it you make … and perhaps this is also a metaphor for the abandonment of our spiritual paths, spiritual traditions.
Lovely piece.
Hugs! Hoping today finds you feeling well, though indeed there are a lot of somethings not right these days.
Jamie