I’m giving a talk at the local Unitarian Church today about Nichiren Buddhism. Since it is only a 15-minute talk followed by Q&A, I’ve put together a NichirenBuddhismBasics.
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Jun 2011
Update on Byrd’s bird
Since we first saw one bird, a whole family of little brown birds appeared with a mama and papa bird and 4 babies. They eventually were harassed by an aggressive red-chested bird and left.
Yesterday morning, one of the brown birds and a red-chested bird were fighting just outside the entrance to the bird house. Neither one returned the rest of the day.
I’ve never had any interest before in watching birds or in identifying birds, but in the past few days have been looking these birds up online. A friend on Facebook thinks the red-chested bird is a house finch. I haven’t identified the little brown birds yet. It may be some kind of sparrow.
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29
Jun 2011
Byrd’s Bird
Modified from a post originally posted on Biking in the AV
Byrd had a huge love for life. She treasured life in all its myriad forms and loved nature. Living without a car, she wrote about her neighborhood walks and the beauty of what she saw along them.
Not long before she left us, my husband expressed to Byrd his concern about the birds who were nesting on a precarious ledge on our veranda. He had just finished cleaning up the remains of the 3rd or 4th egg he found that had fallen out of the nest. He was disturbed by the loss of life and didn’t want to see it happen again.
Of course, Byrd said, “You MUST build them a bird house!” Not “you should” or “you could,” but “you MUST!”
Sarge didn’t hesitate. In the spot where the birds had built their nest, he put together a sturdy house for them to nest in.
For 3 years, the bird house sat empty. That is, until this month. One day, when I looked out onto the veranda — lo and behold! A bird sitting inside the house!
Byrd's bird
It’s as if Byrd is still here on our veranda, not just in our hearts.
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