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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Sep 05
Music of the Week
Quotes of the Week
From the #ItsGoodToBeKing file . . .
“Philip, by the grace of God king of the French, to Boniface who acts as though he were pope, little or no greeting. Let your great fatuity know that in temporalities we are subject to no-one…”
Philip IV “the Fair” of France responding to a letter from Pope Boniface VIII rebuking the king for appointing clerics without regard to papal wishes, a letter that was conspicuously burned, quoted in Brian Tierney, The Crisis of Church & State 1050-1300
Source: John Robson Online
Posted: 2025 Sep 06
Tag Archives: Birds
No Enough
Snowy egret going for a walk. Continue reading
An Unsure Lunch
Evolution has many streams: I’m glad this one isn’t mine. Continue reading
Both Together Now
Testing the line between running and flying. Continue reading
Yeah, No, Ah
Be glad you’re not at the business-end of that beak. Continue reading
Memories and Photos
First photos from the American SW. Missing: a Gila woodpecker hanging from the hummingbird feeder but who moved too fast for me. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Mammals
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Heron and Cranes
Occupying different ecological niches. Continue reading
Seasonal Travel; Seasonal Wishes
Another report from the road. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Christmas, Travel
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Long Periods of Boredom
Steady as she goes, until she doesn’t. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Attitudes, Birds, Culture
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The Lights are On (Sort Of)
On a sunny but gusty day, the purple martins were mostly hunkered down, albeit way up from the ground. Continue reading