Seeing Judy Collins live gave me a new understanding of “Send in the Clowns” — especially how gracefully we can carry on when something goes a little sideways.

Just after sunrise by Alouette Lake, the ravens’ calls and the sound of their wings opened a quiet moment of connection — a reminder that listening can be a bridge between the seen and unseen.

Listening to Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” I began to hear the song in a different way — not