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watch a bird, eat a bird, do what you must. just be thankful. i sure am.

see you in a few days…

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went impromptu ice skating at the new midtown outdoor rink saturday night, but i was too scared to try. clyde did great. he was brave, and it sure was pretty. i hope the fear (mostly of being wet and cold) subsides if we go again. i hate to be such a bore.

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this joy+ride autumn coffee offering + san francisco postcards from me and shari on sale this morning. don’t miss out the goodies!

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i could take a thousand photos just like these.

i am moving underneath. like i’m in a boat. like floating. looking up, following the blackened silhouette of branches, as they spread into the turning-golden leaves. just passing through autumn. the moving and the breathing. the studying and the changing light. the sunlight twinkles that stop my heart.

i could take a thousand photos just like these. and i might.

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woohoo! i love my birthday.

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today i was running up the stairs to the doctor’s office and out the second story window… hello, bird friends!

they were flying in the wind right alongside. it felt rhythmic. in time. precise. one of those moments where you’re right where you’re supposed to be and you actually stop and feel it (and take its picture).

i love that.

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as i mentioned yesterday, the other morning, i was hard at work at my desk, which looks out into my small backyard. suddenly i saw a fast rush of birds. like birds everywhere flitting about. i grabbed my camera and started clicking away, sure i was capturing some kind of usual sparrow and finch frenzy.

once i was able to focus, i saw the band of cedar waxwings. a whole pretty flock. they were here just a minute and then off they went.

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frenzy. in my head. the busy = the frenzy.

but while i workworkwork, i’m trying to enjoy the autumn bird frenzy. yesterday, within a 30-minute period, i saw the following in my backyard:

flicker waxwings sparrows mocking juncos finches starlings jay phoebe warbler (aka yellow beard)

total dreaminess.

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