The Moon Garden Lounge
Sept 10, 2012 18:16:40 GMT -5
Post by annala on Sept 10, 2012 18:16:40 GMT -5
Some good stuff here today.
First of all, I want to thank you Alison for posting the podcast on birds about how their feathers served first as insulation, and then later with flight. I'm particularly fascinated by bird migration - what triggers it and how birds are driven to get to their destinations over the course of 100's and sometimes 1000's of miles. By tracking bird banding, I've discovered and reported on geese orginating in Nunavut (above the Arctic Circle) to spend their winters in California's Central Valley. One bird closer to home for me is a hybrid duck that has been spending the last 6 winters on a small non-descript percolation pond. It shows up in November and leaves in March; however, I don't know where it came from or where it goes. I know it's the same duck because it is so striking in its appearance. It's a cross between a Barrow's Goldeneye and a Common Goldeneye - if you have a bird book, you can look it up; otherwise you can Google it. Anyway, when this duck shows up, I always report it to our birding hotline as the "hybrid goldeneye" as a way of tracking the longivity of this unusual duck. However, one birding friend knows that I've named the duck "Adam" - so when he shows up I always alert my friend first "Adam's back!" When I see him, I always think of Adam singing "My Conviction" about "gaudy plumage" and "fine feathers", and if I'm alone I'll sing it softly to myself. If he shows up again this winter, I'll post a picture here.
Also, Junie, your video of the stunt bicylist in San Francisco was fun to watch as I recognized most of the landmarks of this beautiful city by the Bay.
And Sugaree, I loved the bluegrass jam session that you posted. Music performed with heart and soul and joy is so much better than anything that is performed strictly for numbers rating and charting. And yes, I knew Steve Martin was a great banjo player - but so good to watch that.
Thanks to all of you!
First of all, I want to thank you Alison for posting the podcast on birds about how their feathers served first as insulation, and then later with flight. I'm particularly fascinated by bird migration - what triggers it and how birds are driven to get to their destinations over the course of 100's and sometimes 1000's of miles. By tracking bird banding, I've discovered and reported on geese orginating in Nunavut (above the Arctic Circle) to spend their winters in California's Central Valley. One bird closer to home for me is a hybrid duck that has been spending the last 6 winters on a small non-descript percolation pond. It shows up in November and leaves in March; however, I don't know where it came from or where it goes. I know it's the same duck because it is so striking in its appearance. It's a cross between a Barrow's Goldeneye and a Common Goldeneye - if you have a bird book, you can look it up; otherwise you can Google it. Anyway, when this duck shows up, I always report it to our birding hotline as the "hybrid goldeneye" as a way of tracking the longivity of this unusual duck. However, one birding friend knows that I've named the duck "Adam" - so when he shows up I always alert my friend first "Adam's back!" When I see him, I always think of Adam singing "My Conviction" about "gaudy plumage" and "fine feathers", and if I'm alone I'll sing it softly to myself. If he shows up again this winter, I'll post a picture here.
Also, Junie, your video of the stunt bicylist in San Francisco was fun to watch as I recognized most of the landmarks of this beautiful city by the Bay.
And Sugaree, I loved the bluegrass jam session that you posted. Music performed with heart and soul and joy is so much better than anything that is performed strictly for numbers rating and charting. And yes, I knew Steve Martin was a great banjo player - but so good to watch that.
Thanks to all of you!
Mwp, that is SOME grasshopper! 
OMG. I haven't seen one of those at our house, but we are overrun with click bugs. 
