For Jackie · Shadow · Sandy · Luna

A spiritthat soars

"Love is never measured
by how long someone is gone."

— I'll Keep Watch

A bald eagle in flight at dawn — in memory of Jackie — A spirit that soars — in memory of Jackie

For years, thousands of us gathered — quietly, from all over the world — to watch a bald eagle family in Big Bear Valley. We watched Jackie build a nest with Shadow. We held our breath through storms. We celebrated when Sandy and Luna hatched and grew their small wings into large ones.

Shadow and Jackie together at the nest in Big Bear Valley — Shadow & Jackie · Big Bear ValleyPhoto courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley

Jackie left us on August 10, 2026. But not before teaching us more about devotion, patience, and quiet strength than most of us learn in a lifetime.

These songs are a small way of saying thank you — to Jackie, to Shadow, to the eaglets, and to the community at Friends of Big Bear Valley who protect the habitat that held them all. The livestream is still on — Shadow still keeps watch.

Three songs

For the family

I'll Keep Watch

Inspired by Shadow

Love is never measured by how long someone is gone.

Two Wings Over Big Bear Valley

For the ones who taught us to stay

In their care, in their flight — there's a kind of steady light.

Two Souls in the Wind

Forever Bold · Jackie & Shadow

From shadowed nest to open blue, a bond that time can never lose.

Songs written & sung with love at Paws & Harmony

A candle to remember

Jackie's Spirit

A quiet soy candle — pine, cedar, and a whisper of dawn — for the windowsill or the writing desk. Something to light when you miss her.

10% of every candle goes directly to Friends of Big Bear Valley to protect Moon Camp and the eagles who still call it home.

Order on Etsy — $23.80

Handmade & shipped from the Etsy studio.

Watch along

Shadow still keeps watch

The nest is still there. Shadow is still there. The livestream at Friends of Big Bear Valley runs quietly through every season — a small window into the wild that Jackie helped protect.

Open the livestream

In memoriam

Dolly Parton

1946 — 2026

Just two weeks after Jackie, on August 25, 2026, we said goodbye to Dolly — who quietly put more than 300 million books into the hands of children through her Imagination Library. She left the light on for all of us.

You Left the Light On

"You left the light on,
warm beside the door,
so somebody coming through the darkness
could find their way once more."

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