Hi guys!

I hope all is well and that you’re having a great spring! And even if things seem a little tough right now, sometimes it just takes a goose and a lot of patience to put everything in perspective. :-)

I’ll get to the goose in a second, but first, here’s a music update for you guys! Basically, I was feeling very frustrated about having my music often overlooked and ignored that I decided to use that energy for something good. So, I sat down and wrote a song about it! And about all of the pain of the last few years and all of the missed opportunities and lack of caring on behalf of many others. And it’s also about hope for the future and the good things that will come if we just keep trying and never give up! It’s a song that I think a lot of people can relate to and I really hope that it might help you guys as well if you’re ever feeling alone, frustrated, or forgotten. The song’s called “Searching for the light” and I should have a new video up for it sometime soon over on my YouTube channel (Tara Trent Music on YouTube). (I just have to learn it and memorize it first haha). And anytime that a song makes me cry repeatedly while singing it, well, I take that as a very good sign :-)

Ok, now back to the goose…

In a world full of crazy (yet often entertaining) White House presidential tweets in which facts are magically invented on the spot, an EPA director who has ironically taken up the noble mission of destroying our environment, a Congress that refuses to engage in open and respectful dialogue and speak out against the desecration of the news media and the lack of respect for the truth and for our justice system, etc., well, in this world, sometimes we just need a goose. And a nest. And a goose sitting in a nest on top of a house in a beautiful tree-filled neighborhood in Las Vegas!

I had the honor of visiting this mother goose every morning for over a week, and she was always there and very alert, keeping her eggs safe and dry and warm. This goose could teach us all a lesson in patience: I have a hard time sitting down for more than half an hour at a time, and this beautiful goose patiently sat on her rooftop nest at almost all hours for nearly 30 straight days. And you know guys, patience pays off! Five beautiful goslings, the return of the proud daddy (who did fly down the street quite often to visit his nesting sweetie), and one long family walk to the entrance pond to begin the swimming lessons!

 

Ahh, sometimes Nature is just so calming and beautiful and it really does help to put everything else in perspective.

So to conclude this post, here’s a friendly neighborhood coyote and a few pics of yours truly enjoying the wonderful seasonal display at the Bellagio!

 

Take care,

Tara