Words: Are They Necessary?

LET'S JUST SAY yes for this one picture?….THIS BIRD AND I HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON….
I 'd love to take flight over the ocean,
Eyes closed with heart opened
On the waves of the sea.
I'd love to rest peaceful and lap up the sun,
Listen, taste salty
The calm of the sea.
To be happy and bobbing, laughing and calling
Ocean birds as they wing-
                                                Wispy sprays of the sea.                                  -Suzie

Can you see upon the water
Restive hues,  reflective color,
Hints of day,  its busy waders?
Yet my eyes draw up and yonder
breathe of life where heart stands still,
                                  the what, the how, the when and why?                     -suzie

NAME THIS BIRD

                Does anyone know where this could have been taken? 
         NAME THIS BIRD and post a comment below: thanks!
                    (sent via gmail.com/good friend and colored pencil artist: Doris. Thank you to
                                  the photographer for sharing this in public domain)

Psalm 91:4.  "He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings.  His faithful promises are your armor and protection." (translation?)

           NIV translation: " He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. "

NO AIR CONDITIONING HERE!!!

I am thankful for the breezes that flow through all the windows when I come
home and open them up. No air-conditioning here.

The air is so wonderful. Almost as wonderful as being on water, by water.
To have both is a marvel.

I now remember my mother saying almost the same thing:
"Suzie, just feel that breeze! Isn't it heavenly?" Her exact words.
Her smile.  I remember her smile and motions when she would say those words.
She seemed to gain some peace and joy in her ''nature moments." Many times Mom
would raise her head just a little, breathing in, savoring the scents and scenery. And boy
were there scents! Cows, horses, manure, bugs, cool mud after a rain and flowers to name
a few.
I am thankful for my mother.


I am thankful for the tons of birds that sing all day; for the lone raven in the poplar tree
and the cackling, territorial American Crows that keep the Vultures at bay....for the birds
nests I've come upon.

Cool breeze come waft
by this place,
Caress my cheek with balm. 


Gird me up on graceful wings,
Steel me,
for this hour.
                                       -suzie july 22, 2010

A WINTER WALK before the SNOW

Imagine: Whirling winds, the scent of grass still hangs in the air, bird calls unrecognizable, gray and slightly damp, a friend (Carol) by your side feverish with her binoculars, you are the Canon SLR individual but are satisfied in scents, sounds and scenery, the earth beneath your feet. There are some scenic views but primarily woodland, fields and fields of wild grasses, birds taking flight and constant calls, the fox is hiding, ...............(i need to look up the name of this Land Trust-I love it)

(photo top right) The two milk pods appeared to me as ''birds in flight"......I really like this picture.

(photo middle right)???DOES ANYONE KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE ''PINECONES'' ABOVE? I HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. THEY APPEAR TO BE ON A WHITE or SCRUBBY PINE???

WELKINWEIR: Green Valley Association: 1368 Prizer Road, Pottstown PA 19465.

Took a walk today at Welkinweir. I love this place. A nature preserve, 197 acres of ponds, wetlands, meadows, and woodlands offer a diverse setting for many ''critters and birds." Took my Canon SLR hoping to take shots of flora and fauna but had forgotten to charge the battery! Ding dong! (photos: Oakleaf Hydrangea)

I was not aware of this until today that the trails "connect to the Horse-Shoe Trail for longer hikes to nearby parks, preserves, and         historic sites." http://www.greenvalleys.org/welkinweir.asp

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Walked along Struble Trail located in Downingtown, PA today with my good friend Carol (see picture below). She is the one who knows all about birds, not me! I like taking photos. Following is the list of what she says we saw:
(1) Osprey; (2) Belted Kingfisher; (1) Great Blue Heron; (1) Turkey Vulture-"big wup"!! 
(2) Red-bellied Woodpecker; (2) Downy Woodpecker; (1) Red-eyed Vireo; (1) Blue Jay;
(1) American Crow; (6) Carolina x Black-capped Chickadee (hybrid); (4) Tufted Titmouse;
(2) White-breasted Nuthatch; (12) American Robin; (5) Gray Catbird; (2) Blackpoll Warbler;
(1) Song Sparrow and (2) Northern Cardinal.

     NOW YOU DECIDE WHICH OF THE FOUR BELOW IS THE ''RAREST'' BIRD:

            

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GLENMOORE PROPERTY A BIRD SANCTUARY

What a spectacle of birds viewed on our 5.5 acre property. Here are a few: will post more as I catch up with past photos. The EASTERN SCREECH OWL, in a poplar more than 100 yards away/70 feet up from my deck, taken Nov. 30th, 2008. Beautiful.The peacock appeared one fine day in 2006. Our son, Michael, was attempting to nap in a hammock and ''thought he saw a peacock fly over his head onto the roof!" Well, he was right. After finding the lowest spot on the roof the peacock flew to the ground and Frisk (or aptly named cat,"Tubbs") pounced; the peacock took flight to a nearby poplar approx. 60 feet up remaining through sunset. His colors became most radiant with the setting sun!!! This is our second peacock come to visit.The nest below was found by our daughter Johanna; it is on the ground among Solomon Seal. All the babies survived and we had one cat at the time. Had all four cats still been with us I don't think they would have made it.

The nest to the right I found in a Japanese Pine in the Pinetum below eye level early spring 08'.
The pot below is home to 3 baby Vireo's. The hilarious part of this story: We placed a pot hoping that birds would not build a nest on the ledge to avoid bird doo on the deck. So, my husband placed the pot but did not put it upside down, voila, baby birds; and, we watched them take wing. This has been for two summers now, three sets of fledglings. I know I have a better pic somewhere: will exchange this one when its found.