Small kid and mammal ecology
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Dylan and I have been going out in the early morning hours to the river
to watch the beavers. There's also a family of muskrats and a mink and
one river otter that we know of. Sometimes the Osprey come to hunt and
there's always at least one Heron. Dylan says Herons were the
inspiration for Zen, so much stillness... We watch the Sandpipers and
the Killdeer. Dylan saw, for the first time in his life, Mergansers
torpedoing after fish. He's getting really good at identifying ducks,
something I struggle with.
We just sit there on the bank with our coffee and hot chocolate and watch
all the life of the river. We watch the fish jump, we watch the
dragonflies. Dylan wears his big binoculars round his neck in case
something up or down the river catches his eye.
He just looks so small and sweet sitting there. I hope this is the thing
I'm left thinking of when I'm old and goofy.
He wanted me to wake him up early today so we could go. He also wants to
look over the proposal by the EPA for cleanup along the river, he's
worried what they do will bother the beavers who are working so hard to
build there along the east bank. He's asked me to take him to see the
Fish and Wildlife biologist so he can ask questions. He wants to go to
the public meeting here about the proposal. Sometimes I worry that he
cares so much, but I guess I'd wonder too, if he didn't care at all.
Ten just seems young sometimes for such big concerns.
It's also his dads birthday today and he wants to make a cake. When his
dad leaves for work, if Dylan's up he always says "Now I don't want to
find out you've been hot rodding around in my truck". It's funny because
it's just an old beater truck and couldn't hot rod for anything. So last
week we took a picture of Dylan in the truck and had it enlarged and
framed and he's going to give it to his dad when he comes home today. He
thinks he's so funny.
We have a pigeon who's wing was broken and her bandage comes off today.
We'll let her flap her wings a few day's and see if she can fly and then
we'll let her go on Saturday. She's been a very sweet bird and Dylan
holds her and is amazed at how light she feels, and how alive. He
wondered if we could help with bird banding here somewhere but when I
told him volunteers don't get to hold the birds he was disappointed. He
held a baby bird this spring who'd fallen from the bird house, little
House Sparrow. She fell out twice when she was trying to fly and we'd
have to get the ladder and climb up there and poke her back in. We got
to see her early successful attempts at flight into the lilac bush and we
watched her come and go from the feeders. If she's still around we can't
tell her now from the others, but we wonder when we see a House Sparrow
if it could be that one.
Time to wake a sleepy kid, maybe.<g>
Deb L
to watch the beavers. There's also a family of muskrats and a mink and
one river otter that we know of. Sometimes the Osprey come to hunt and
there's always at least one Heron. Dylan says Herons were the
inspiration for Zen, so much stillness... We watch the Sandpipers and
the Killdeer. Dylan saw, for the first time in his life, Mergansers
torpedoing after fish. He's getting really good at identifying ducks,
something I struggle with.
We just sit there on the bank with our coffee and hot chocolate and watch
all the life of the river. We watch the fish jump, we watch the
dragonflies. Dylan wears his big binoculars round his neck in case
something up or down the river catches his eye.
He just looks so small and sweet sitting there. I hope this is the thing
I'm left thinking of when I'm old and goofy.
He wanted me to wake him up early today so we could go. He also wants to
look over the proposal by the EPA for cleanup along the river, he's
worried what they do will bother the beavers who are working so hard to
build there along the east bank. He's asked me to take him to see the
Fish and Wildlife biologist so he can ask questions. He wants to go to
the public meeting here about the proposal. Sometimes I worry that he
cares so much, but I guess I'd wonder too, if he didn't care at all.
Ten just seems young sometimes for such big concerns.
It's also his dads birthday today and he wants to make a cake. When his
dad leaves for work, if Dylan's up he always says "Now I don't want to
find out you've been hot rodding around in my truck". It's funny because
it's just an old beater truck and couldn't hot rod for anything. So last
week we took a picture of Dylan in the truck and had it enlarged and
framed and he's going to give it to his dad when he comes home today. He
thinks he's so funny.
We have a pigeon who's wing was broken and her bandage comes off today.
We'll let her flap her wings a few day's and see if she can fly and then
we'll let her go on Saturday. She's been a very sweet bird and Dylan
holds her and is amazed at how light she feels, and how alive. He
wondered if we could help with bird banding here somewhere but when I
told him volunteers don't get to hold the birds he was disappointed. He
held a baby bird this spring who'd fallen from the bird house, little
House Sparrow. She fell out twice when she was trying to fly and we'd
have to get the ladder and climb up there and poke her back in. We got
to see her early successful attempts at flight into the lilac bush and we
watched her come and go from the feeders. If she's still around we can't
tell her now from the others, but we wonder when we see a House Sparrow
if it could be that one.
Time to wake a sleepy kid, maybe.<g>
Deb L
Lisa Hardiman
Dear Deb: I imagine you are at the river while I am at the computer.
Tell Dylan that what he does is beautiful. That one day we will meet
both of you. Peace for the day. Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: ddzimlew@... [mailto:ddzimlew@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 6:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Small kid and mammal ecology
Dylan and I have been going out in the early morning hours to the river
to watch the beavers. There's also a family of muskrats and a mink and
one river otter that we know of. Sometimes the Osprey come to hunt and
there's always at least one Heron. Dylan says Herons were the
inspiration for Zen, so much stillness... We watch the Sandpipers and
the Killdeer. Dylan saw, for the first time in his life, Mergansers
torpedoing after fish. He's getting really good at identifying ducks,
something I struggle with.
We just sit there on the bank with our coffee and hot chocolate and
watch
all the life of the river. We watch the fish jump, we watch the
dragonflies. Dylan wears his big binoculars round his neck in case
something up or down the river catches his eye.
He just looks so small and sweet sitting there. I hope this is the
thing
I'm left thinking of when I'm old and goofy.
He wanted me to wake him up early today so we could go. He also wants
to
look over the proposal by the EPA for cleanup along the river, he's
worried what they do will bother the beavers who are working so hard to
build there along the east bank. He's asked me to take him to see the
Fish and Wildlife biologist so he can ask questions. He wants to go to
the public meeting here about the proposal. Sometimes I worry that he
cares so much, but I guess I'd wonder too, if he didn't care at all.
Ten just seems young sometimes for such big concerns.
It's also his dads birthday today and he wants to make a cake. When his
dad leaves for work, if Dylan's up he always says "Now I don't want to
find out you've been hot rodding around in my truck". It's funny
because
it's just an old beater truck and couldn't hot rod for anything. So
last
week we took a picture of Dylan in the truck and had it enlarged and
framed and he's going to give it to his dad when he comes home today.
He
thinks he's so funny.
We have a pigeon who's wing was broken and her bandage comes off today.
We'll let her flap her wings a few day's and see if she can fly and then
we'll let her go on Saturday. She's been a very sweet bird and Dylan
holds her and is amazed at how light she feels, and how alive. He
wondered if we could help with bird banding here somewhere but when I
told him volunteers don't get to hold the birds he was disappointed.
He
held a baby bird this spring who'd fallen from the bird house, little
House Sparrow. She fell out twice when she was trying to fly and we'd
have to get the ladder and climb up there and poke her back in. We got
to see her early successful attempts at flight into the lilac bush and
we
watched her come and go from the feeders. If she's still around we
can't
tell her now from the others, but we wonder when we see a House Sparrow
if it could be that one.
Time to wake a sleepy kid, maybe.<g>
Deb L
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Tell Dylan that what he does is beautiful. That one day we will meet
both of you. Peace for the day. Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: ddzimlew@... [mailto:ddzimlew@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 6:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Small kid and mammal ecology
Dylan and I have been going out in the early morning hours to the river
to watch the beavers. There's also a family of muskrats and a mink and
one river otter that we know of. Sometimes the Osprey come to hunt and
there's always at least one Heron. Dylan says Herons were the
inspiration for Zen, so much stillness... We watch the Sandpipers and
the Killdeer. Dylan saw, for the first time in his life, Mergansers
torpedoing after fish. He's getting really good at identifying ducks,
something I struggle with.
We just sit there on the bank with our coffee and hot chocolate and
watch
all the life of the river. We watch the fish jump, we watch the
dragonflies. Dylan wears his big binoculars round his neck in case
something up or down the river catches his eye.
He just looks so small and sweet sitting there. I hope this is the
thing
I'm left thinking of when I'm old and goofy.
He wanted me to wake him up early today so we could go. He also wants
to
look over the proposal by the EPA for cleanup along the river, he's
worried what they do will bother the beavers who are working so hard to
build there along the east bank. He's asked me to take him to see the
Fish and Wildlife biologist so he can ask questions. He wants to go to
the public meeting here about the proposal. Sometimes I worry that he
cares so much, but I guess I'd wonder too, if he didn't care at all.
Ten just seems young sometimes for such big concerns.
It's also his dads birthday today and he wants to make a cake. When his
dad leaves for work, if Dylan's up he always says "Now I don't want to
find out you've been hot rodding around in my truck". It's funny
because
it's just an old beater truck and couldn't hot rod for anything. So
last
week we took a picture of Dylan in the truck and had it enlarged and
framed and he's going to give it to his dad when he comes home today.
He
thinks he's so funny.
We have a pigeon who's wing was broken and her bandage comes off today.
We'll let her flap her wings a few day's and see if she can fly and then
we'll let her go on Saturday. She's been a very sweet bird and Dylan
holds her and is amazed at how light she feels, and how alive. He
wondered if we could help with bird banding here somewhere but when I
told him volunteers don't get to hold the birds he was disappointed.
He
held a baby bird this spring who'd fallen from the bird house, little
House Sparrow. She fell out twice when she was trying to fly and we'd
have to get the ladder and climb up there and poke her back in. We got
to see her early successful attempts at flight into the lilac bush and
we
watched her come and go from the feeders. If she's still around we
can't
tell her now from the others, but we wonder when we see a House Sparrow
if it could be that one.
Time to wake a sleepy kid, maybe.<g>
Deb L
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