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Ten years from now
Being my father's daughter, i'm not much for celebrating an "arbitrary calendar event", but i do like reflecting and looking ahead on New Year's Eve. Last New Year's was different from any other. It was fun but not terribly reflective. I can't remember the one before that (except that there was no alcohol involved, so i'm not sure why i can't remember anything!). The one before that was spent singing, catching up, and doing dishes with long-ago friends and per former-life tradition, having pancakes, strong coffee, and fresh juice for breakfast. This New Year's Eve i'll stay up reflecting and playing games with friends, and then i'm heading to a soulcare/solitude retreat (paradoxically, with a friend! Ha ha. We're carpooling.) I'm looking forward to beginning the new calendar year this way.
Someone asked me today what i dreamed: where would they find me in ten years. I didn't know i knew until i answered. This dream is one i'm writing down, and i may even put it somewhere to remind me on distracting days. It will be interesting to see if it changes or if it sticks around for ten years.
birding life list (in process!)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia ?) in winter
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopu sordidulus)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynochos)
- male Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) i think
- Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- Lesser Goldfinch, greenbacked (Carduelis psaltria)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus nelsoni)
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx califorianus)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Congo African Grey (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)
- Common Garden Bulbul (Pychonotus barbatus)
- Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- California Towhee, juvenile (Pipilo crissalis)
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Black Crowned Waxbill (Estralida nonnula)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- African Pygmy-Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Being my father's daughter, i'm not much for celebrating an "arbitrary calendar event", but i do like reflecting and looking ahead on New Year's Eve. Last New Year's was different from any other. It was fun but not terribly reflective. I can't remember the one before that (except that there was no alcohol involved, so i'm not sure why i can't remember anything!). The one before that was spent singing, catching up, and doing dishes with long-ago friends and per former-life tradition, having pancakes, strong coffee, and fresh juice for breakfast. This New Year's Eve i'll stay up reflecting and playing games with friends, and then i'm heading to a soulcare/solitude retreat (paradoxically, with a friend! Ha ha. We're carpooling.) I'm looking forward to beginning the new calendar year this way.
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