We've all been there.
Retired. Wife to another retiree, mom to two women, baker, bird-watcher, voracious reader.
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We've all been there.
#birds An eastern bluebird against the fiery late afternoon sky.
#birds A pair of mourning doves enjoying each other's company.
Well, I have to admit this was in winter so this little one had fluffed feathers to keep warm. We usually have a group of birds at the feeders and if they don't sit around waiting to get their turn they would lose out. This one had patience!
#birds A tufted titmouse looking too sweet for words.
#birds Sunday color--a house finch.
#birds White-breasted nuthatch looking sane, unlike many people today.
#blueskyartshow #home Home is where the heart is and my heart is always with these three, no matter where they go on their travels. Taken many years ago at the Pacific Ocean.
#birds A Friday feast for the finches.
#birds Not a hummingbird. Can' make it work. Tufted Titmouse would like some instruction, please.
#birds A beautiful young jay getting a drink.
#birds Only a very few hummingbirds left but we'll leave the feeders out for a while for those passing through.
#birds A bluebird and a downy woodpecker pass the time of day.
#birds Eastern Bluebird in flight. Such a calm and serious face. Makes me think of avenging angels of old beliefs.
#blueskyartshow #summer
#blueskyartshow #summer
#birds It's the end of summer and so let's celebrate the Summer Tanager (female)!
#birds the blue Jay took over the stalwart pose from the gackle from earlier in the week. Ready to stand tall and proud for all those standing up to Fascism.
#birds Tittle-tattle Thusday. "And you're never going to believe what he said to her..." Female cardinal and male rose-breasted grosbeak.
#birds It's wrens-day and if you know Carolina wrens, you know they will nest anywhere!
I wouldn't either and it may not come to that. But having a functioning democracy is necessary for us as a species to survive. We have GOT to start doing planet -saving stuff and I think that can happen most quickly under blue leadership without the delaying tactics of red leadership.
This is beautiful. Peaceful, and a little bit mystical.
#birds Twos-day duo. Male and female cardinals having out.
But the will towards destruction and cruelty has not left the Reds since they settled in America and made their fortunes from people of color (and plenty of poor whites as well ). And that seems like it will never go away. 3/3
And if Reds want to secede, I think we should let them go. It costs too much, mentally, to try to embrace them. Not that I'm against dissent in government but we would still have plenty of that. 2/3
This is a wonderful essay. A lot of my own thoughts as to what is happening parallel his points. I would love to see new Blues (not the traditional politicians who settle for the status quo) get into office and begin a heavy-duty rebuild of America. 1/3
Great metaphor!
How funny! What a fun shot.
#birds A gackle looking proud and brave. Stand up on Labor Day for all of our rights. We are many, the oligarchs are few.
#birds Time for a Sunday refresher. How about a young bluebird raking a bath!
#birds A lovely Baltimore Oriole. I wish they came more frequently to our feeders but we only get a glimpse now and then.
#blueskyartshow #shiny The shine in the eyes of a dog who loves you is the brightest.
#birds A new neighbor moved in, bringing a hive of honeybees. They soon found the sugar water. Somehow the hummingbirds and the bees learned to coexist (it helps we have 3 feeders and 2 of them aren't appealing to the bees). Vive la difference!
#birds this red-winged blackbird has some pretty non black feathers on his head and back.
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Thank you for continuing to hammer at your republican colleagues.
Love this! Never seen that hummingbird before.
#birds Woodpecker Wednesday with a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
#birds For two-day, how about a pair of mourning doves. Is it a he trying impress a she? Or just a couple of buds hanging out, with one trying to deal with ruffled feathers?
#birds a white-throated sparrow
#birds Take time to have a drink with friends and build up your joy.
#birds Last fledgling from the latest brood of Eastern Bluebirds. He/she is sitting on our deck trying to figure out what to do next. Finally flew up to the overhanging crepe myrtle and so our ability to protect them comes to an end. Sigh. Be kind, mother nature.
#blueskyartshow #skyline Aran Islands off the coast of Ireland
#birds Pretty and plump Hermit Thrush adding just a touch of dignified beauty to counterbalance all the orange ugly.
#birds A common gackle who looks like he's slightly pissed off. Of course, that's how they always look, unless they are really angry! I don't blame him. I'm angry all the time now, too.
Since then I have married, raised 2 daughters, worked and volunteered, and grown, hopefully wiser, more generous, and more joyful. I want every American to have a satisfying life like mine. (3/3)
My consciousness as a feminist started when I discovered I could not get a degree in journalism because the only affordable state college with that degree was male-only (this is the mid-70s!). (2/3)
I am an American and grew up in a white rising middle class family. We were not wealthy but had enough. One of my best friends was Jewish. Did not know many people of color until I went off to college and I fell in love with people of all types. (1/3)
An idea:
#birds A bluejay through the mist. Although they are very noisy and loud birds, this photo suggests a quieter side.
#birds Two for Tuesday--a papa bluebird feeding a young child.
Beautiful shot!
Looks like he's off to rescue someone. Superbird!
#birds I am sticking my tongue out to Monday, like this little hummingbird.
#birds Taking a break from my beautiful birds to showcase one of their most ardent supporters--the squirrel. They do love to scavenge under the feeders for whatever gets scattered. Here's one on their own feeder with peanuts (they emptied this out in 10 mins flat).
#blueskyartshow #pieces Pieces of rock come together to make a strong structure, just for playing games. From Riviera Maya, Mexico.
I love the crunchy sides so we'd get on well!
#birds Blue and gold. Eastern Bluebird with some American Goldfinches having a drink together in solidarity.
#birds A young bluebird showing off his/her downy feathers.
#birds A hummingbird being beautiful is good soul food.
#birds It's a Wrensday, and one little thoughtful Carolina Wren makes me turn thoughtful as well.
Thank you! I am glad someone enjoys (besides me, of course!)
Someone needs to write the ballad of the rock and the tree.
#birds Red on red. Male Cardinal sitting on the sunflower seed feeder. Very handsomely, I might add.
#birds An indigo bunting starts off a blue Monday.
#birds Robin out early for that worm! Liberals need to follow the example, and get moving.
#birds That's one big mouthful but this brave chickadee is ready to attack!
#blueskyartshow #jagged
#birds Hope for the future--a young eastern bluebird.
#birds Yes, I'm showing a little grey--you gotta problem with that? Cardinal
#birds I think this male cardinal is letting me know we can turn off the waterworks now!
#birds These days I feel like this american goldfinch being scrutinized by our big fluffy cat. I too have a solid piece of glass between us, my white middle class mundane existence. My job is to work on extending that glass to others.
#birds A great-crested flycatcher could catch quite a few flies around the white house these days.
#birds Depending on how you look at things, it may be hard to tell what they are. This eastern bluebird from the front doesn't look hardly blue at all.
Gorgeous--looks kind of like what I think an avenging angel might look like.
#birds A ruby-throated hummingbird through the glass.
#blueskyartshow #gratitude Grateful for nature's bounty. And also for knowledge. An apple tree from the Cotswolds, 2007.
#birds Friday is a good time for Blue Jay joy. This one found a whole peanut just for himself.
#birds I need something uplifting to counterbalance of all the ugliness of people who have given in to evil. This eastern bluebird provides me cheer and comfort.
#birds For woodpecker Wednesday, here is a young red-bellied woodpecker bellying up to the buffet and trying to choose what to try next.
What a gorgeous bird!
It really is singing out loud, isn't it? Must be trying to drown out traffic noise!
What a great shot!
#birds This American goldfinch is wearing shades on these very sunny HOT days.
#birds This chicken is much braver than the big orange chicken we have as president.
This is the same amount as the entire National Science Foundation's R&D spending for the entire field of *engineering* for the whole country. All of it.
#birds A gathering of the bigger birds. This is their feeder, though plenty of the smaller birds go there as well. Female Cardinal, Mourning Dove, and Blue Jay
#blueskyartshow #alternating Sunlight and clouds alternating over the sea.
#bird An eastern bluebird with ruffled feathers-just what I needed today.
I can guess which bird nested where. Wrens always seem to find the most precarious places to build their nests. Bluebirds seem to like a nice tidy birdhouse.
#birds This male cardinal is working on a sunflower seed which makes him look like he's sticking out his tongue. However, he retains his dignity as do all cardinals.
#birds A carolina wren and eastern bluebird, my two favorite birds, together in one spot. Love it when life smiles on you!
#birds This gray catbird decided to pose for me, while keeping one eye on me at all times! Smart bird.
Absolutely! Stadler and Waldorf are perfect names.
#birds So much fakiness out there. Here is a fake bird! At least this is beautiful in its own right. A gorgeous Bird of Paradise.
#birds Cardinal is eating in the Bluebird space. The Bluebird is looking at me like "Do something!"
#birds Today, I'm sitting mainly still and just hanging out, like these lovely mourning doves.
#birds Sometimes you have to look very carefully to see what's good out there.
#blueskyartshow #smooth From 2019, a smooth moon eclipse.
