The BP Gulf oil spill has had me perpetually cranky for over a month. Today a friend helped me see that my attitude isn't helping anything. In fact, being cranky about it, while spewing my own toxic sarcasm into the Universe is little better than the oil itself. So I'm trying to turn this ship around and find my way back to a loving center. It's hard sometimes. So hard. But I defy anyone to look at this photograph of the tiny baby Kildeer and his mommy and not nearly burst with the energy of the adorable. This little guy is sublimely sweet. I took this, and many many more, a year ago when this Kildeer family nested and hatched their four tiny babies in my yard. This one's my favorite. Right now I'm calling on this image to fill me up with love again, rather than anger, frustration, and sadness. So far, it's working. I hope you like it too.
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Oh, that's wonderful. I used to have a family of quail that would visit my patio every spring morning outside Santa Fe. A dozen or so tiny little balls of feathery softness. These are the images we have to hold in mind. The quail and the kildeer.
I heard a senator talk today about forming a neutral bipartisan committee with regards to said spill, I think that's some kind of oxymoron. Whenever the news gets me riled up I usually find something like that to laugh at.
I too am angry and needed this little cyber smack to get me back to my center. Thanks!
so. so. cute
Yipes, you're not showing up on my blogroll...don't understand. This oil spill didn't have to be. And I seriously question why the governors of the Coastal states didn't have booms, etc. in reserve in case a spill happened (situated in warehouses, paid for by the oil companies). Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are hard-core, far-right Republican states (with Florida held in check by blue pockets, still primarily red) that screech about big government, for big government to keep the hell out of their lives, only to run to Uncle Sam when BP screws up...and that Minerals Mgt. agency in Louisiana sounds like Louisiana sleeze responsible for much....
this photo is so so sweet!
many of us have strong feelings over this oil spill~
Oh SRZ, I do like your picture! My dad would have loved you, he was an avid birder. Your pictures are beautiful. These little guys are such blessings to us with their happy little songs, their adorable little faces, beautiful feathers, and their quirky little personalities. I think also their freedom and "unspoiledness" endears them to us as. Oh yeah, about the oil...grrrrr. But right back to the birds ...A Facebook friend sent a picture just a couple days ago, of a kildeer nest with 4 little eggs in it (do they always lay four?)....new beginnings...hope for the future...yesssss!!
i keep checking in to see if you've posted again. you're a wealth of encouragement, kristy. meanwhile, this issue burns me up. so many things polluted by greed, from the earth to our bodies. it hurts... thank you for reminding me that life keeps on... oxoxo...
Kristy, you may not remember, but sometime in early January I left a comment asking if you'd zeroed in on anything bad coming as I'd had dreams where a large black cloud appeared. Well, not long after the Gulf platform exploded, the news video showed the black cloud I saw in my dreams. Sometimes I spook myself. Really.
I'm so happy that you all liked the photo! It's something I've been very focused on lately- seeing the beautiful world rather than the scary world. I think "seeing" the beauty, actually creates it to a certain extent.
And Kittie, I do remember you saying that, but you're highly intuitive, so why would that surprize you?! :)
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