“In such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners.”- Camus
You Can Listen Here Mustard is up of the purest yellow blossom. Shelter the blooms against the north wind and breathe in and the musk scent will remind you of animal fur. The oncoming varying greens and their match with dry air and royal blue skies makes spring the time of vivid contrasts, as if the eye evolved especially for this season. I heard my first wood-thrush, three weeks early. His song carries over distance. The […]
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You Can Listen Here The warblers have begun to return, and a few days ago we stumbled across a dozen flickers at rest in a field. The political and economic ground is an unsteady, groaning mess for most of the electorate, but the birds are coming up from the south as they have for millions of years. So at least hoorah for that. In these rough days, we will take stability wherever we can find […]
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You Can Listen Here Stephen walks with a notebook and pen and turns his head to gain the best angle for song to reach his ears. A Ph.D candidate at a local University, and an ornithologist, he can identify species by song and buzz. His list had over 25 when we met on a trail near woods, water and meadow, the magic trifecta for producing multitudes of birds, the meeting place of three ecological […]
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You Can Listen Here Violence is never magical. It is known by its origins. It always has a context. It obeys the law of history in that it possesses causes and effects: the delusions of mental illness; the impulsive, unthinking desire for instant payback; a struggle for power; a calculated revenge; the belief in one’s status as a victim combined with resentment and a desire for a cleansing. Mr. Trump believes in violence as […]
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