I’ve been working on minor design aspects of the blog. This evening, I added a site icon and logo to the header. I want to keep the design as simple as possible, primarily black and white with little pops of color. The red of the cardinal fits this aesthetic perfectly.
The cardinal is significant because it reminds me of my Grandmother. She loved birds, especially cardinals. As a kid, she would point out birds to me when hiking or working in the garden. The cardinals she always noticed and mentioned, and it has stuck with me 30-plus years later. I can hear her saying it in her baby voice now. It was adorable; it was as if they were her favorite pets, and she was so happy to see them and say hello. I miss her.
Is reincarnation real? I have no idea; no one does. But when I see a cardinal, I think of her and sometimes even say hello. I always see a cardinal when I’m going through something difficult. I know it’s not the same cardinal each time, but a small part of me kinda believes it is. And it’s not like I see one every time I need support, but it feels like I do. I’m sure there’s a cognitive bias for this phenomenon, but I don’t know it off the top of my head.
I may do some research on the topic and revisit it again in a future post.
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