Is it selfishthis chosen solitude?How I treasure silence,stillness baiting my muse And is it my calmthat attracts chaos?The sorrow of otherslanding on my doorstep What if I rejected pleas,locked out the troubles?How long can I sustainpeace until need answers? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
Wonderful array of birds this week. I’d love to see that Redpoll. That would be a lifer for me. 🙂
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I’ve never seen them before this year and now they come daily and in large numbers. Manna from Heaven.
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They found your seed offerings. We’ve never had Palm Warblers in our yard until this year. We have a Pine Warbler for the first time too. An Eastern Phoebe showed up in the summer and hasn’t left either. They could easily take off as quickly as they arrived. 🙂
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Such is the joy of watching. Still waiting for a tufted titmouse.
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I think you have to come for a visit to see the Tufted Titmouse. They are all over my yard. LOL! 🙂
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Oh, I’ll be right there!
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Yay! And the Cardinal…and the Carolina Wren…and the Carolina Chickadee…and the Eastern Phoebe…just in my yard. Plus during the summer we have Brown Thrashers come hang out for a while.
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Okay….stop bragging, lol.
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LOL! I was going for “enticing”! Did it work? 🙂
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Too enticing. I am missing our trips to Texas.
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I’m missing my trip to Texas too. I miss my family! I miss going down to Tampa to see my kids and grandkids. Hope the vaccine works. 🙂
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I hope so too, although I think it will take a while to make a difference. Stay safe
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I optimistically agree with you! 🙂
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I love how the photos capture the diffferent personalities of the birds.
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I swear that cardinal is smiling.
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I do believe you’re right!
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These birds are all so lovely! These are great captures! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks friend.
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❤ !
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