HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
For various reasons, I've had a bad summer. So. I concluded today that I need to improve my quality of life. I went outdoors and sat down on my front step to think. There on the sidewalk in front of me was a big, astonishingly beautiful feather. It appeared to be about 11 inches long. The shaft was a brilliant silver color. The bottom was a silver gray with white splotches, and the upper section was a mottled deep brown and midnight black. The edges were outlined in black and silver.
I'm not good at identifying feathers, and I didn't recognize the bird species. I don't think it was a hawk feather. It wasn't a bald eagle, a goose, a duck, a vulture, or a wild turkey. It could have been an owl, but I didn't recognize it.
As Annette said earlier, this is the time of peak migration here in the Midwest. Millions of birds are in the sky during the 3 hours after sunset. So, I reckon a bird from up north decided to visit me. I felt uplifted.
Take care, all.
Diane: That sounds like a stunning combination. Funny how the simplest things in nature can help lift our spirits. Perhaps the passing bird knew exactly what you needed. Sorry the summer has been hard; sincerely hope the Fall will be easier.
Meanwhile, here's what gets me excited every year; Our night-blooming cereus: 12" across and blooms just one night a year; pollinated by moths. A miracle from such an unassuming plant. Be sure to click on them to see the amazing complexity....
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Here I am! Think I forgot to come on here yesterday. My OH offered to drive home tonight for the pills, & return tomorrow - it might have been worth doing if we were going to stay the whole week or something, but as it would only give us a rather wet Tuesday, it's not worth the effort. Nor is going cap in hand to the pharmacy. I can't be bothered. ( I'm not 100% happy with my medication which I won't go into, here, but maybe I need to try and see my GP.) So we're packing up and returning tomorrow. It rained most of the night, and was pouring this morning when we got up. Drier now, and we're treating ourselves to a Sunday Lunch out. Annette - You'll have to nag your OH to keep up with his exercises. Love, love the flower!! Fascinating. Wish we had a "Love it" button on here!I Thank you, dear Diane, for starting us off and it was so interesting to hear your story. Definitely a message from Mother Nature. So sorry to hear what a hard time you've been having this year - I notice you didn't manage to buy a car which you needed so badly. Life doesn't always seem to make sense. Things don't always fall into place. We can only struggle on, hoping for "the only way is up!" I sincerely hope that things can improve for you.
Some quotes for today: Maybe it's true that life begins at 50, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. Phyllis Diller. By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere. Billy Crystal.