july 29th 2006
today it's raining. a meloncohly kind of day. i took the dog for a nice walk on a trail over looking the bay. we go there often. it has a beautiful panoramic view of the city and the bay of islands. i feel so fortunate to be living here.
all summer long i've been having a wonderful relationship with a small yellow bird. i think he's a yellow finch. the first time i saw him i thought he was an escaped canary. he had a lovely song and seemed to want to engage me in conversation. i often tweet at the birds and they often tweet right back. i think they think i'm an aberration. in any case this little fellow comes out and darts around twirping as my dog lucky and i walk. he sometimes ventures so close that i can almost touch him. he hasn't failed to come out when i announce my presence.
the strange thing is that i've seen a yellow finch outside my house which, as the crow flies is about a mile away from the trail. i know it most probably is not the same bird. i like to think he's followed me home.
there is also one at my cabin across the bay. now i do think it would be too farfetched to think he actually flies across the bay. it is about 20 kms as the crow flies.
he does the same thing though , greets me and tries to catch my attention.
it's been a wonderful summer. i have seen more dragonflies than i have in ages. i like to think my mom is a dragon fly. it suits her and she loved them. she could let them pitch on her. she had a real gift for nature. she loved all living creatures. bees, birds, flowers,insects, wild animals. she had an intimate relationship with the natural world.
i am heart sick at hearing news from the middle east. is there no voice of reason left in the world? what have we become? people can be detained without recourse to the law for years and years. a country founded on principles of justice, fairness, and freedom can condone torture. the invasion and occupation of a sovereign nation justified by lies and deception. the control of the freedom of the press. the bombing of civilians in lebanon. what is happening in palestine. afghanistan. for what ? don't tell me "freedom" or "democracy" those words have lost their currency with me.
who are we in the west to dictate our political/cultural/religous/social mores on anyone. look around we haven't been so successful ourselves.........
we have a family here who operate my favourite pizza take out. they went to lebabnon to attend a family wedding. they are now stranded there with no way to get home.the canadian evacuation is ended. they are in a region too dangerous to make their way to beruit. it brings the news stories close to home. these are innocents. a young husband ,wife and two small boys.how will they survive?
how did this happen? how can i help?
today it's raining. a meloncohly kind of day. i took the dog for a nice walk on a trail over looking the bay. we go there often. it has a beautiful panoramic view of the city and the bay of islands. i feel so fortunate to be living here.
all summer long i've been having a wonderful relationship with a small yellow bird. i think he's a yellow finch. the first time i saw him i thought he was an escaped canary. he had a lovely song and seemed to want to engage me in conversation. i often tweet at the birds and they often tweet right back. i think they think i'm an aberration. in any case this little fellow comes out and darts around twirping as my dog lucky and i walk. he sometimes ventures so close that i can almost touch him. he hasn't failed to come out when i announce my presence.
the strange thing is that i've seen a yellow finch outside my house which, as the crow flies is about a mile away from the trail. i know it most probably is not the same bird. i like to think he's followed me home.
there is also one at my cabin across the bay. now i do think it would be too farfetched to think he actually flies across the bay. it is about 20 kms as the crow flies.
he does the same thing though , greets me and tries to catch my attention.
it's been a wonderful summer. i have seen more dragonflies than i have in ages. i like to think my mom is a dragon fly. it suits her and she loved them. she could let them pitch on her. she had a real gift for nature. she loved all living creatures. bees, birds, flowers,insects, wild animals. she had an intimate relationship with the natural world.
i am heart sick at hearing news from the middle east. is there no voice of reason left in the world? what have we become? people can be detained without recourse to the law for years and years. a country founded on principles of justice, fairness, and freedom can condone torture. the invasion and occupation of a sovereign nation justified by lies and deception. the control of the freedom of the press. the bombing of civilians in lebanon. what is happening in palestine. afghanistan. for what ? don't tell me "freedom" or "democracy" those words have lost their currency with me.
who are we in the west to dictate our political/cultural/religous/social mores on anyone. look around we haven't been so successful ourselves.........
we have a family here who operate my favourite pizza take out. they went to lebabnon to attend a family wedding. they are now stranded there with no way to get home.the canadian evacuation is ended. they are in a region too dangerous to make their way to beruit. it brings the news stories close to home. these are innocents. a young husband ,wife and two small boys.how will they survive?
how did this happen? how can i help?
posted by bluebird of paradise at 1:37 PM
1 Comments:
I'm so sick of hearing about bombings and killings in the name of religion or land grab. It doesn't matter anymore why a war started...it will cause only misery and a few people will rise above the ashes and gain a few years of power. Can that ever be worth the carnage?
I never hear about anyone who agrees with these wars (other than politicians) but I doubt we'll ever achieve world peace. Human beings are too flawed right now...maybe in 10,000 years.
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