tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post3223748421242270071..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: Departurespohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-68624248786024681112013-11-14T07:11:50.908+13:002013-11-14T07:11:50.908+13:00Hungry pixie, I guess it's possible to enjoy a...Hungry pixie, I guess it's possible to enjoy a walk in that park despite the roar of the planes overhead; perhaps even to enjoy it more because it's a reminder that the qualities of parks (a degree of 'naturalness' or even wildness) can still exist in a world increasingly dominated by our species. <br /><br />A lot of blogs have gone quiet lately (mine included), but I trust they pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-69501952101500958082013-11-14T02:41:15.447+13:002013-11-14T02:41:15.447+13:00i'm a bit late to read this as i have been abs...i'm a bit late to read this as i have been absent from blogging for a while, but its nice to see your writing, as poetic ase ever.<br /><br />There's a spot about 10-15 miles from where we live where you can walk through a park that goes right under the flight path of a major airport and if the planes are coming in the right direction it will come straight over your head - not the same Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-24976441390218069962013-08-23T10:27:18.210+12:002013-08-23T10:27:18.210+12:00Robin: Ah, cranes! The birds of heaven. I haven...Robin: Ah, cranes! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Birds-Heaven-Travels-Cranes/dp/0374199442" rel="nofollow">The birds of heaven</a>. I haven't heard the Sandhills, but do remember lying awake in the early morning in my tent in Mongolia, listening to demoiselle cranes flying overhead. Listening to the Sandhills must be an absolute joy.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1935270266528614052013-08-23T07:34:11.582+12:002013-08-23T07:34:11.582+12:00We watch the Sandhill Cranes migrate over our hous...We watch the Sandhill Cranes migrate over our house twice a year-- north and south. We go outside to watch them. They sing or chatter or wail. We don't know. We love their sound, and the way they fly in circles riding unseen currents. Destination like messages written in their cells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-37775074577428150692013-08-21T22:26:51.929+12:002013-08-21T22:26:51.929+12:00Lisa, wouldn't it be wonderful to understand w...Lisa, wouldn't it be wonderful to understand what they were saying? Oh, wait — maybe they're commenting on us? Perhaps it's best we don't know ;^)<br /><br />Glad your migration's going so well.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-71639319889198621642013-08-21T14:40:53.942+12:002013-08-21T14:40:53.942+12:00Pete, today we were walking by a creek and we hear...Pete, today we were walking by a creek and we heard a huge chattering of birds in a nearby field - it went on for about 10 minutes. The noise was quite overwhelming and we couldn't see who was making it. Then suddenly we heard a sound like a hundred wings fluttering at once, and a host of Canada geese rose overhead, formed into a triangle, and took off to the south. It was remarkable. <br /><Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673353294971363327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-3407477561980284032013-08-13T21:38:16.505+12:002013-08-13T21:38:16.505+12:00Zhoen, that sounds like it.
RR, that must have be...Zhoen, that sounds like it.<br /><br />RR, that must have been a remarkable sight, and again at least partly because of the knowledge of what they're undertaking.<br /><br />Maureen, you're right. Birds can teach us so much if we're willing to learn.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-30789345658066193272013-08-13T15:14:42.659+12:002013-08-13T15:14:42.659+12:00What struck me most was this line: "What we ...What struck me most was this line: "What we know can be a joy, but the unknown will always offer that additional hope: the possibility of what might be. " Beautiful. And leave it to the birds to show us the way. MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-91563502507363784582013-08-13T02:52:51.073+12:002013-08-13T02:52:51.073+12:00Every year I try to watch the actual departure of ...Every year I try to watch the actual departure of the swallows and martins, and just once I have seen the mass take-off and watched as they soared off into the cloud base.<br />It's an unbelievable annual event, as moving as the departure of beloved people.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-70051428022191057322013-08-13T00:58:31.524+12:002013-08-13T00:58:31.524+12:00Maybe it's just the thrill of the flight, an i...Maybe it's just the thrill of the flight, an itch to get moving. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com