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FLYING WITH HERONS

Posted on June 20, 2020 by redcontroversy

There’s hardly a day that goes by that I don’t have a significant encounter with a bird of some species. When nature and synchronicity come into play I always pay attention. Whether it means sketching, photographing or simply stopping and … Continue reading →

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OSPREYS ARE UNIQUE RAPTORS

Posted on June 17, 2020 by redcontroversy

Taking a walk along the ocean this morning and it was thrilling to watch this Osprey diving for its breakfast. I am always amazed how powerful their dives are plunging themselves into the water and always coming up with a … Continue reading →

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AFTER THE RAIN

Posted on June 16, 2020 by redcontroversy

After the rain the Blackbird chicks cry for food. They know it’s coming but still keep their chorus up. Soon they will fly out of the nest baby wings into the sky. copyright Estee Millar “Sometimes I need only to … Continue reading →

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MORNING GLORY

Posted on September 19, 2019 by redcontroversy

A silken day blue skies and moon. Earth sang today I found my way. Dull hearts rejoice  and birds have wings. copyright Estee Millar  

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STARLINGS IN MY HAIR

Posted on May 31, 2019 by redcontroversy

It’s a thrill to see all this beautiful wildlife just as the sun is rising. The best time of day for me. I was thinking as I watched these geese pass in front of me that twice this week I … Continue reading →

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A TREE

Posted on April 10, 2019 by redcontroversy

Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing… Joanne Rapits

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PRAIRIE PERIL

Posted on September 25, 2018 by redcontroversy

The hawk and traveler stood still. I suppose the time had come. She slowly vanishes,  until I see no more of her.   I felt like a stranger in a foreign land. So much anguish here. Brilliant red shadows at … Continue reading →

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THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

Posted on December 31, 2017 by redcontroversy

I have been observing with interest a rock formation that has been developing in my garden for the past week. It would seem that today it is perhaps complete as it now forms a full circle. The stones from my … Continue reading →

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TINY WING BALLET

Posted on August 2, 2017 by redcontroversy

Wings are of many kinds. Butterfly’s wings, vulture’s wings, eagle-wings, spread wings of white swans, dragonfly’s serene wings, wings of albatross, lovely wings of humming birds, tiny wings of a fly or a bumble-bee-wings; and when they fly, they fly … Continue reading →

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GARDEN AT DUSK

Posted on July 30, 2017 by redcontroversy

A dragonfly circles above me, a creature of the wind. Its iridescent wings so incredibly sensitive to the slightest breeze…it flutters, dives and lands. It lives such a short life, it knows it must live to the fullest with what … Continue reading →

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