A lot of people seem to have been having a pretty rough Winter emotionally. I definitely had some real low points myself, culminating in my decision to sell my house and retire to someplace way less expensive than this crazy expensive place I live.
But one thing I'm really going to miss from here are sightings like the one you had. I don't know that I've seen turkey vultures, because I'm not great at identifying birds. I know we have hawks, ravens, and owls in terms of bigger birds, plus lots of bluebirds, cardinals, and hummingbirds. All the rest, I couldn't tell you what it is.
It sounds like we're both living in places with a lot of animal life, both on land and in the skies. It's quite the blessing to have these ready reminders of a perspective on what's important that's so different from the human perspective. I think many times that's what we need most. That's what opens us to awareness that lets in the miracles.
Thank you very much for resonating @indigoocean, you are going to be moving away from nature, so into a city or suburb then? I am so sorry that you have to leave, money is such a horrible thing how it decides everything for us. :'(
Thankfully I'll probably be moving to someplace that also has good access to nature, though perhaps more desert rather than forest like now. I'm not entirely sure where I'm going, but have some places to visit to check out. Fortunately, most places are less expensive than here! So I've got plenty to choose from, just only a few where I actually know anyone, and I'm not so young that that doesn't matter to me these days.
Here I have an amazing community. We all trade food from our gardens/farms. We have monthly potlucks. We chat along the road, whether walking or driving. Even just during this home sale process, so many people have invited me to use their decks if I need to get away, whether they are home or not.
Between relationship to the land and my neighbors, it's hard to move on. But I've accepted that I must and that the financial pressure forcing me to is a blessing in disguise. (Very heavy disguise!) I have to have faith that I am always being moved forward for a good reason. I hope you can find some hidden blessing in whatever has been weighing you down as well.