Soaring Heavenward

I have been to a funeral today. Paul was a nature-loving autodidact, well-known, respected, and successful in the fields of karting and F1. He had friends all over the world. His local church isn't big enough to accommodate all the mourners so the beautiful service was held in the 12th century, Norman, Abbey Church at Waltham Abbey.

We walked in the abbey gardens afterwards and while I was attempting to photograph the golden cock weather vane a crow flew into my frame. This is not the best of my pics but I have chosen to post it out of respect for Paul. Birds have always been symbolic of human souls ascending heavenward.