tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post8431657456839120946..comments2024-03-16T11:58:58.489-05:00Comments on Room Without Walls: The Collective MindTaborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-74029520761857314212011-05-17T07:27:20.146-05:002011-05-17T07:27:20.146-05:00I often wonder at the excitement of seeing a new b...I often wonder at the excitement of seeing a new bird :) It's quite a thrill, isn't it? <br />You did well to capture this tiny beauty.<br />At the moment we have a catbird that likes to spy on me from the Lilac bush and various places. It's as curious about me as I am of it. I have such fun with it.<br />While I was watching our one-legged cardinal yesterday an Oriole landed on the Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-15443016161134538722011-05-04T18:01:31.385-05:002011-05-04T18:01:31.385-05:00I thought you may like this poem Tabor. Perhaps yo...I thought you may like this poem Tabor. Perhaps yoou know of it, although unfortunately I don't know who wrote it.<br /> Gatherers<br />We are the gatherers<br />The ones who pick up sticks and stones<br />And old wasps nests fallen by the<br />door of the barn<br />walnuts with holes that look like<br />eyes of owls<br />bits of shell not whole but lovely<br />in their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-33729193519906045992011-05-03T20:19:13.495-05:002011-05-03T20:19:13.495-05:00Very cool. I so get your thrill in discovering thi...Very cool. I so get your thrill in discovering this little beauty. I don't know what I'd do without my camera.. and the world waiting to be captured. You always do so well with that.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-88473177222238904102011-05-03T12:41:41.272-05:002011-05-03T12:41:41.272-05:00Collecting photos is a wonderful endeavor. It'...Collecting photos is a wonderful endeavor. It's a great way to document your birding list. I like this little fellow you captured here, and I don't think I've ever seen one before, so thanks!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-55404079956219147582011-05-03T08:44:58.810-05:002011-05-03T08:44:58.810-05:00I rarely see blue birds Tabor. Most of the birds a...I rarely see blue birds Tabor. Most of the birds around me are brown or gray. Thanks for sharing to us info about gnatcatcher. It was quite interesting! :)Kikithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443700017435144681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-20149764779670061382011-05-03T05:08:46.761-05:002011-05-03T05:08:46.761-05:00That's a lovely little bird Tabor. I have neve...That's a lovely little bird Tabor. I have never heard of it's name before though - DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851174879441602754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-91439064634553529072011-05-03T03:25:53.676-05:002011-05-03T03:25:53.676-05:00We seem to have had parallel experiences, from emp...We seem to have had parallel experiences, from empty shells to aging eyesight and slow photographic skills. (Better than the alternative, though, those last!) Lovely post.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-974135669491225092011-05-02T05:31:47.909-05:002011-05-02T05:31:47.909-05:00Why couldn't such a lovely bird get a more exo...Why couldn't such a lovely bird get a more exotic name than "gnatcatcher"?Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-81659203478231333172011-05-01T16:17:13.959-05:002011-05-01T16:17:13.959-05:00Getting a photo of a tiny fast bird is so hard, bu...Getting a photo of a tiny fast bird is so hard, but there is something compelling about the name Blue-gray gnatcatcher... good for you, Tabor!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-4316051933529581122011-05-01T13:52:21.927-05:002011-05-01T13:52:21.927-05:00Have never collected many things.
Like you in the ...Have never collected many things.<br />Like you in the past - turtles - do not know how that even happened. <br />When we discover a new bird it is exciting.<br />This one is beautiful. If it was in my garden I would probably think it was a bluebird. Need to sit still and really look to identify correctly.One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-25028205306903703612011-05-01T10:52:36.383-05:002011-05-01T10:52:36.383-05:00i think you did well in capturing him...there is m...i think you did well in capturing him...there is much beauty in the natural world and collecting it in photos is a great way not to take much from them...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-43603796995127355332011-05-01T09:46:11.607-05:002011-05-01T09:46:11.607-05:00I've had many collections through the years, b...I've had many collections through the years, but I'm finding an urge to let go now. I keep a few special shells, stones, etc., but I know the larger collections will not be appreciated by my children when the days comes and they have to carry all that out of the house! So I've minimized, downsized, and kept the cream of the crop. <br /><br />Those kids had better appreciate it!Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-70418792303347423352011-05-01T08:20:25.957-05:002011-05-01T08:20:25.957-05:00Lovely.Lovely.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-9248005645660777692011-05-01T08:09:21.676-05:002011-05-01T08:09:21.676-05:00I collect tins and little natural fiber baskets wi...I collect tins and little natural fiber baskets with lids, wood ones too. Your shell collection is probably quite remarkable. I am sure worse tragedies have befallen the mollusks you left homeless. They are delicious for a reason. Their predators are grateful.<br /><br />And for someone with aging vision, I think you nailed that one.... wow!!! Great focus, Tabor!!! The little birds that flit Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30939606.post-28093563434505981972011-05-01T06:26:21.688-05:002011-05-01T06:26:21.688-05:00What a gorgeous bird. Love the blue!!!
Hugs
SueAn...What a gorgeous bird. Love the blue!!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.com