Looking into the valley below her, she saw the trees swaying to the wind. The rustling of the leaves and branches reached her ears up on the cliff and she smiled in anticipation. The bushes on the cliff began to rustle as the wind reached them. Opening her arms wide, the wind came to her and blew all other thoughts away. She could imagine herself to have wings and what it would feel if the wind could blow through them. She wiggled her fingers to simulate that feeling. Lost in the moment, she did not know she was being watched from behind.

From behind the girl, an older woman watched her commune with the wind. As she continued to watch an image superimposed itself over the girl. Instead of a brown hair girl there was a young woman with gold hair with shimmering white wings. The wings were spread wide for flight and the woman could see the wind rippling through the feathers. Her clothes had changed to a white robe with a gold belt tied around her waist. Her shoes changed from sneakers to golden sandals. She was the image of an angel that people have claimed to see. Who are you? The woman asked herself.

The magic of the moment faded as the wind went off to other places. The girl turned around with a smile to find the woman standing there. "Hi!" she said enthusiastically. "How long have you been there?" She walked over to the woman to give her a hug. When there was no answer, she looked into the woman’s face. "Is there something wrong?" she asked.

Not sure what had just happened the woman looked down into her charge’s face to find any trace of the image that she had seen. When she couldn’t find any she said, "No dear, there is nothing wrong. What were you doing?" She smiled when the girl’s face brightened again.

"I was pretending to be a bird, flying through the air playing with the wind," she said.