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Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Quote of the Week
When parents talk about having a child who is ill or struggling, nonparents often take the wrong message. They think, Thank God I was spared all that pain. If I can’t order up the precise specifications for my child, the condition in which he emerges, the choices he’ll make, if I can’t be assured that he’ll skirt the dangers that await him, maybe it’s better not to have children at all.
Those of us who know the airless terror of the 10 steps between the second you first glimpse your child’s surgeon through the glass doors and the moment he’s standing in front of you, delivering the verdict—we don’t think this way. Each time one of ours is ill or in pain, we think, Thank God I am here for him.
Source: Abigail Shrier, The Free Press
Posted: 2025 Oct 10Music of the Week
Our politics probably vary, but I expect that we all hope for the hostages to come home, for all the killing to stop, and for a better life for all people in the region.
Photo Memory of the Week
Category Archives: Photos of Fauna
Palm Warbler, Delray Beach FL
Another tricky warbler. Oh wait, that’s redundant. Continue reading
Black-Crowned Night Heron, St. Augustine FL
A bird that likes to pose. Continue reading
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, St. Augustine FL
A somnolent avian. Continue reading
Tricolor Heron, Sarasota FL
Another camera hound. Continue reading
Hermit Crabs, Garden Key FL
The beach was moving . . . Continue reading
Shells, Garden Key
Staged and in-situ photos of shells. Continue reading
Great Blue Heron and Chicks, Venice FL
Babies! In plain view! Continue reading
It’s a Bird
It’s a bird in the air: definitely not a bird in the hand. Continue reading
Reddish Egret, Titusville FL
Taking one more tour of the Black Point Wildlife Drive in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, this time solo, I don’t see many birds. It’s windy, cold by local standards, and a tad overcast: hardly ideal birding conditions. But … Continue reading