I see her visit often. Yet, each time, my eyes follow. As the broad black and white wings flash, and fold neatly aside a tall tree.
And, I wonder, as I stop and stare, years ago, what it must have been like. To watch them without wonder, knowing there would always be ivory bills on broad flashing wings.
Oh you lucky (no, really talented) woman, you!!!! WOW... I am in awe....
Now.... I've tagged you for the 6 random things meme... I sure hope you'll play along.... I'm really admire everything about your blog and wanted to know more about you....
I can only imagine what it must have felt like to see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker flash though an ancient wood. And those who continue to hope, follow to this day. But, would we look differently at all things if we knew it might be one of the last times we would see them? Because, the last is never known until gone.
It is difficult to imagine so many PIWOs. Now I can imagine the Passenger Pigeons because of seeing so many Rock Doves gathering along wires and how they swoop into fields to feed then get up together to swirl around before they go someplace to roost. It would be great to see Passenger Pigeons again. Of course it willnever happen. That is so sad. I wonder how many generations will be able to see the Pileated Woodpecker. When will they be arguing about whether or not one was seen in the local woods...
Winning image for the Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp competition!
The 2012 OWLStamp will be available for sale March 1, 2012 through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website and nature organizations across the state. Proceeds of the OWLStamp benefit wildlife conservation, research & education projects within the state of Ohio! I'm thrilled to have provided the winning image for such a wonderful program!
The Adventures of Red Canoe
Come along in Red Canoe as she explores the quiet backwater of Ohio's State Parks and the scenic streams and rivers of the Midwest. Discover the beauty hidden beyond the water's edge, quietly waiting, past access points, often only inches deep!
Grabbing every minute I can find to be outside--walking in it, sleeping in it ... breathing it in. The natural world has so much beauty to uncover.
It is my hope that by capturing my experiences with nature and by sharing the richness it adds to an ordinary life, others may discover the greatest gift waiting just outside their door.
In Spring of 2008, I began the study of 2 vernal pools on my property as part of theOhio Vernal Pool Partnershipmonitoring program.My2008 journalincludes the first photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
2009 photos and findings,2010,... again!Now, 4 years later, another season is just days away!
A regularly appearing feature, "Have you seen..." takes a closer, more patient look at things usually not seen in a flattering light.Take a look!
The Sweetness of Spring
Each spring, as winter lessens its grip and days warm with the first fragrant breezes of a new season, we collect sap from our Sugar Maples and produce just enough syrup for ourselves for the coming year. The progress of this year's backyard endeavor is illustrated here.
A Bird's Life
Summer 2008, the tiny jewel of the avian world, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, nested just feet from my front door. Pictures of her nest and the changing lives within are collected in thisjournal.From life the size of a pea....
“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.” ~Rachel Carson
13 comments:
I can imagine. And, hope. Wish. Dream.
that would be wonderful to see, yet alone photograph!
The words....the picture.....awesome!
I am so in awe of the Pileateds that I truly cannot imagine the Ivory Billed. Wouldn't that be a sight to behold?
Is anyone else humming a Joni Mitchell tune?
Oh you lucky (no, really talented) woman, you!!!! WOW... I am in awe....
Now.... I've tagged you for the 6 random things meme... I sure hope you'll play along.... I'm really admire everything about your blog and wanted to know more about you....
we can only hope we can bring back those times !!!
beautiful words !!
I can only imagine what it must have felt like to see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker flash though an ancient wood.
And those who continue to hope, follow to this day.
But, would we look differently at all things if we knew it might be one of the last times we would see them? Because, the last is never known until gone.
Beautiful Nina. I can only imagine. I'm still hoping to see a Pileated Woodpecker someday.
It is difficult to imagine so many PIWOs. Now I can imagine the Passenger Pigeons because of seeing so many Rock Doves gathering along wires and how they swoop into fields to feed then get up together to swirl around before they go someplace to roost. It would be great to see Passenger Pigeons again. Of course it willnever happen. That is so sad. I wonder how many generations will be able to see the Pileated Woodpecker. When will they be arguing about whether or not one was seen in the local woods...
Another pileated! These guys are huge. I am always surprised by the mass.
I love the poetry of this post in thoughts, words, and picture. Oh, to resurrect an Ivory-billed again.
I'm one of the lucky ones as well
having seen and heard
thanks
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