Posted on August 22, 2019
by neuroticphilosopher
1 Comment
The magpie’s cult When a playful magpie takes a bath Seeing that magic, makes wine of wrath It takes the wondrous joy of a child Adds carefree zest of a teen gone wild Shakes them together into a cult That of a free, inventive… Continue Reading “The magpie’s cult- a poem and art”
Category: Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Phlog, Photography, Poetry, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Acrylic painting, artist, Artwork, bird bath, bird bathing, bird painitng, birding, frolicking, India, inspiration, inspiration for art, inspiration for drawing, inspirational, Magpie, nature art, original art, poet, Poetry, Sattal, transformation, Travel, Wildlife art, Wildlife photography, Writer
On my trip to Whitehorse, Yukon territory, I found my likely spirit animal: the raven.. Actually ravens are hard to miss there, no wonder the first nations have them in many tales, they are symbolic of creativity and tricks. Bald eagles are symbolic of… Continue Reading “Raven and the sun”
Category: Books, Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Phlog, Photography, Poetry, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Bald eagle, canada, canadian, Chrestomanci, creator, Diana Wynne Jone, Diana Wynne Jones, First nation stories, friendship, inspiration, mythology, peace, poem, poet, Poetry, Raven, spirit animal, trickster, Whitehorse, Yukon territory
These are photos from two years ago. I just found them today and as it has often (if not always) happened, I like them more now than I did when I saw them soon after our trip. This is not the Vegas strip, this… Continue Reading “Las Vegas downtown in black and white”
Category: Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Black and white photography, Casino, Gamblers of vegas, iPhone photography, iPhone photos, Las Vegas, Nevada, Night light, night photography, People photography, shows, Vegas
On the oak tree out front.. Male yellow rumped warbler bringing delight to my days..
Category: Environment, PhotographyTags: birding, Fluffy, Migration, Migratory birds, Nature photography, Oak, Oklahoma birds, Small birds, Warbler, Warblers, WIld, Yellow-rumped
How to see/spot/ get the double-striped thick-knee in Trinidad? (ok, to end the suspense: it is a rare bird in TT, so please continue reading for content, and sorry the photo is down below, thanks much, kisses…) Well, of course you don’t go looking… Continue Reading “How to ‘get’ a double-striped thick-knee in Trinidad”
Category: Environment, Philosophy, Photography, Science, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Asa wright Nature center, Bearded bell-bird, birding, Blue-headed parrots, Caroni Swamp, endangered species, Grand Riviere, Honeycreeper, Hummingbirds, Indian diaspora, Leather-back turtles, Mt. Plaisir, Nannan tours, nature, Nature photography, Owls, Pawi, Purple honeycreeper, Rare birds, Scarlet Ibis, Travel, Trinidad and Tobago, wildlife, Winston Nannan