tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1169709933613794396..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: North Shore Notes: Rose-Colored GlassesNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83921416384297119722022-03-27T15:44:24.931-05:002022-03-27T15:44:24.931-05:00A few summers ago, at a Lake Erie beach, a rather ...A few summers ago, at a Lake Erie beach, a rather large bird flew directly into my face and tried to peck my eyes out, as I came down the stairs to the sand. It did manage to to peck me on the head a couple of times. <br /><br />Normally, I would have retreated, and detoured around it. Instead, I became enraged, grabbed a large tree branch, and tried to clock it. The beach is where I go to find serenity and tranquility, so I must have been in an especially bad mood that day. I blame Trump.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72620323070698141552022-03-26T23:55:28.879-05:002022-03-26T23:55:28.879-05:00Sweet visitor! Hope you see one again.Sweet visitor! Hope you see one again.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33620008277544730232022-03-26T19:58:30.022-05:002022-03-26T19:58:30.022-05:00I was on my lap, looked up and there was a pretty ...I was on my lap, looked up and there was a pretty big hawk sitting on a bush. It couldn't have been more than ten feet away. I did get a couple of pictures but as I am a pretty bad photographer they weren't very good. Not sure what kind of hawk it was, maybe a red tail from the pictures I looked up. Wish I would have gotten a photo when it spread its wings. We tend to see hawks flying around here but I have never seen one that close before.sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79873051860471998692022-03-26T11:14:39.617-05:002022-03-26T11:14:39.617-05:00Great story! And thanks for the Poe insight. I fou...Great story! And thanks for the Poe insight. I found this: https://time.com/3676510/edgar-allan-poe-raven/.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71995313345755935532022-03-26T11:12:06.240-05:002022-03-26T11:12:06.240-05:00*sustained*sustainedCarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21599868761883515592022-03-26T09:43:49.216-05:002022-03-26T09:43:49.216-05:00My close encounter with an avian presence happened...My close encounter with an avian presence happened during a cruise, while I was seated at a table on deck trying to read a book in Spanish by Isabel Allende about her daughter Paula. A small bird about the size of what I call a sparrow, probably inaccurately, alighted on my baseball cap, which I then laid on the table without dislodging the bird. It was pre-everybody-has-a-camera in-their-phone-days, at least for me, and I didn't ruin the occasion by trying to photograph the creature nor did I interrogate it about any of the many love losses in my life. The bird soon flew away.<br />If I recall, Poe wrote a magazine article explaining how he came to write "The Raven," which was terrific even though quite obviously fictional.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68419661756892508962022-03-26T09:35:53.020-05:002022-03-26T09:35:53.020-05:00Gillson is a great spot. I got some great photos o...Gillson is a great spot. I got some great photos of ice there this winter. I agree, regarding the challenge of reversing dysregulation. Please see my comment to Les (above). Wishing you conscious moments of peace today and every day, and I hope you have a therapist or other trusted confidante to support you. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50869644465850750952022-03-26T09:29:38.750-05:002022-03-26T09:29:38.750-05:00I agree Les. It's been harder for me to access...I agree Les. It's been harder for me to access sustainey joy since February of last year - that's when the big freeze in Austin displaced me, then I lost my rental home in Austin months before I was ready to go (necessitating my 2nd [of 4] COVID move, which scared me), then I ended up in 2 rentals in Chicago that did not work out, while I was moving my car was robbed of valuables & family heirlooms, then I got the flu & now have chronic pain issues. (Starting PT soon!). Oy vey! Stress can do a number on a person, that's for sure. I am relieved to be safe and sound and finding my feet again, which is sure to lead to increased feelings of well being. Thanks for reading and commenting! The other side is terrifying so it's good that we have our sane tribe, isn't it? Wishing you a good weekend-Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41206258456758356362022-03-26T07:08:25.830-05:002022-03-26T07:08:25.830-05:00We were dive-bombed by a redwing blackbird at Gils...We were dive-bombed by a redwing blackbird at Gilson Park in the first months of the pandemic. We moved to another picnic table ten feet away and all was good. Sometimes it is the little adjustments that fix things. I think we don’t access this when we become dysregulated, which I struggle with more frequently as the pandemic lingers. I always look forward to your Saturday dispatches. Donnie Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503050140583828079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-805300392539448722022-03-26T07:07:05.089-05:002022-03-26T07:07:05.089-05:00Being artificially cheerful doesn’t work for me bu...Being artificially cheerful doesn’t work for me but being genuinely happy in the moment does.<br />Justice along with power found in numbers alone will not move mountains. There must be a leader. <br />The good folks are hard pressed to find one. The other side (a.k.a. sheep) have someone they follow. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.com