According to Irish writer Robert Lynd, “In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence.†Having walked the earth for well over a decade alongside the children I put here, this silence, in this last decade-plus, has been about as likely as an uninterrupted glass of wine, a short chapter […]
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Birds Live and on Location
“Even the dullest bird or face becomes interesting when you give it a good look in the wild/flesh. The way the shadow drops across the cheek, the light hits an eyebrow, etc….there are many more angles, positions, etc. than you can ever imagine. My heart always makes a little jump when I see things in […]
Seeking Successive Autumns?
Our bird from last week has returned twice now, each time staying longer than the time before. The last time, I stood a mere five feet away and took pictures while he watched, sizing me up. Even when LCB and the neighbors showed up and my flash went rogue, he remained. I think he’s an […]
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Coffee with Christine: The Elusive Nature of Profundity
For a while today, I thought I was going to come home from teaching and wax profound, what with all the profundity swirling through my head as I taught. Then, I came home and listened to “Trucker’s Hitch,†the new song by Ylvis, and all I could think about is how my life would have […]