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Fourteen Random Free Icons

Date and Time  - Dec. 23rd, 2008, 12:19 pm

Current Mood  - okay okay
Current Music  - budgies in conference

caspar david friedrich,     hypnotic    daffodil    gull with pen

redbelly turtle    sine, cosine, tangent mnemonic: oscar had a hit of acid    drowning in the forgotten tears of distant ghosts    walmart: always low wages. always.

eureka is greek for the bath is too hot    flag and flower    bunny    w.c. fields: i certianly do not drink all the time. i have to sleep, you know.

materializing/dematerializing eye    materializing/dematerializing squirrel


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Free Bird Icons

Date and Time  - Dec. 21st, 2008, 10:48 am

Current Mood  - cold cold
Current Music  - air purifier

cold house sparrow behind a sign    white breasted nuthatch in flight    american robin    mourning dove on a wire: silhouette

cold house sparrow behind a sign    white breasted nuthatch    american robin    mourning dove on a wire: silhouette

downy woodpecker    american redstart    young american robin    mourning dove on a wire

unidentified sparrow (possible american tree sparrow or chirping sparrow)    american robin in nest    american robin    mourning doves on a wire: silhouette


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Gardening

Date and Time  - Apr. 15th, 2008, 07:11 pm

Current Mood  - optimistic optimistic
Current Music  - ani difranco - little plastic castle

I planted the oriental poppies today. I'm afraid I may have damaged one badly, I hope it recovers. The other 5 went in well and I have high hopes for them. I got to use the compost finally. I put it down around the poppies and through some of it around the back yard in places that I'm not going to plant but still hope will become lush with life. I hope everything grows well.

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Waking Up

Date and Time  - Apr. 2nd, 2008, 02:57 am

Current Mood  - optimistic optimistic
Current Music  - air purifier

It's spring and my life is waking up. Just a few years ago, my life was extremely turbulent and my mind was an unpleasant place to be in. Everything was always in flux, but far from always in a good way.

This past year has been calmer, quieter, so stable it has bordered on a bit boring. But, it's been something I needed.

Now, things are beginning to pick up again. However, this time it's different. I can feel the motion of before, but things are clearer. This past year gives me a platform from which to launch from. It has been a place of stable mind and thought that has let me ground and center. The loops are still there in the background, but I know how to work them now. I am not afraid. My eyes are opening. I am awake.

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All that March Winds Bring

Date and Time  - Mar. 26th, 2008, 12:39 pm

Current Mood  - weird weird
Current Music  - budgies in conference

March winds bring April showers
April showers bring May flowers

Poll #1160899 June
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

May flowers bring _____

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June bugs
2 (11.8%)

June weddings
2 (11.8%)

mulberries
2 (11.8%)

pilgrims
5 (29.4%)

summer
1 (5.9%)

when will they every learn?
3 (17.6%)

this seasonal rhyme doesn't apply to where I live.
7 (41.2%)



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Spring!!!

Date and Time  - Mar. 20th, 2008, 11:01 am

Current Mood  - optimistic optimistic
Current Music  - air purifier

Spring has arrived. Soon, the plants my sister and brother are sending me for my birthday will start arriving and I'll be able to put the compost to good use. They are sending me 3 butterfly bushes, 3 red latham raspberry bushes, and 6 oriental poppies. I'm very excited about gardening this year.

I haven't done any gardening since I rented the house in Columbia, Missouri and grew carrots out back. It was a very small house with a small yard, but it was a house with a yard and it was $185/month. Wow, that price seems great now, I couldn't rent a room for that around here these days. It's a different season here, in more ways than just not being winter anymore.

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Equinox

Date and Time  - Sep. 24th, 2007, 05:32 pm

Current Mood  - hot hot
Current Music  - Kill Hannah - Lips Like Morphine

Prince Henry's test results came back yesterday, and he got a clean bill of health. He got to fly with everyone else for the first time. Sir Dubbins freaked out and had to go back to his cage, but the budgies didn't seem mind him much. None of the budgies approached him too closely, but it was evident Skye wanted to. We're not going to have Prince Henry and Sir Dubbins out at the same time until they get a little more used to the idea of each other.

I went to a equinox dinner yesterday at [info]lady_babalon's and [info]sophiaserpentia's. I must say that [info]sophiaserpentia makes the most excellent apple crisps. I was happy to see that [info]x_bluerose_x was there to. We sat around the table and discussed what we viewed as our "harvests" this year, however I'm more planning for the spring then harvesting now. Of course, there were other topics, but that was the planned topic. I wish I could have stayed longer, but I had fun while I was there.

After leaving the equinox dinner, I went over to [info]merryperseis's place, where I ate again. I knew that we would be having roasted cauliflower, so I intentionally ate sparingly at the early dinner. I brought her my serpent staff. I've known that my bird staff is what I'm meant to use at this point, and [info]merryperseis told me she needed something that symbolized a serpent: so the transfer seemed right. I wanted to do it on the equinox for balance. There wasn't really any ceremony about the transfer, it was just done.

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Babies Under the Floorboards

Date and Time  - May. 14th, 2007, 05:56 pm

Current Mood  - cheerful cheerful
Current Music  - traffic

The right closet of my bedroom is filled with the squeaking of baby birds. There's a nest under the floorboards, which is where the roof meets the side of the house. The parents must be entering in a hole right above or below the gutter. By the frequency that I see house sparrow out front, most likely that's what's in there. Little birdies growing up right under my feet. It makes me happy, it's spring.

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Morning Walk in Menotomy

Date and Time  - Apr. 30th, 2007, 09:04 am

Current Mood  - awake awake
Current Music  - budgie chirping

flower tree
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abandoned buildings advertisements alarms alewife alewife brook american robins berv photography birds blue jays boston branches bridges brown-headed cowbirds butt cambridge cardinals cars catbirds cemeteries chirping sparrows cities cowbirds crosses daffodils death dew dogs doves downy woodpeckers energy drinks european starlings feathers fences flowers food graffiti grass gravestones grey catbirds grey squirrels history house sparrows houses images ivy jays leaves light litter massachusetts menotomy minuteman commuter bike path mockingbirds monster energy nests northern cardinals northern mockingbirds paths payphones pepsi photographs pinecones pizza post office powerlines robins rock doves rocks rope saint paul's cemetery shopping carts signs soda sol somerville sparrows spring squirrels stairs starlings stars statues streams streets swamps tags limited by usage thrushes trash trees tumors twigs united states postal service utility polls vandalism vans vines virgin mary waking walking water woodpeckers

Snow

Date and Time  - Apr. 4th, 2007, 07:08 pm

Current Mood  - bouncy bouncy
Current Music  - budgies in conference

Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow I Love Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow!!

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Morning Walk in Menotomy

Date and Time  - Mar. 30th, 2007, 11:26 pm

Current Mood  - awake awake
Current Music  - silence

mourning dove
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Morning Walk in Menotomy

Date and Time  - Mar. 29th, 2007, 09:48 am

Current Mood  - awake awake
Current Music  - budgies in conference

sparrow
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Voice Post: It's the Rain

Date and Time  - Mar. 14th, 2007, 09:45 pm


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“i feel the wind
the wind
it touches me with a cold cold creeping dampness
it feels like i've just left the shower
but in fact I'm heading right into one

it's the rain

i look at the sky
it's not blue
not green
not grey
but something else
it's something you can't duplicate in a photo or a painting.

it's just the rain

it's the clouds
and the rain
and night sky with the city

it's the rain

i feel the first drips on my face

it's the rain

it is the rain that will come
it is the rain that is coming
it is the rain that is here for me

and it is the rain”

Transcribed by: [info]neitherday


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Voice Post: Nothing to Do with Global Warming

Date and Time  - Jan. 3rd, 2007, 02:10 pm


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“It's a lovely spring day here — a little odd, because it's January in Massachusetts. But, you know, that has nothing to do with global warming.

The fact that it's warmer everywhere has nothing to do with global warming.

The fact that the Northwest Passage is open every year now has nothing to do with global warming.

The fact that animals are changing their migration patterns has nothing to do with global warming

The fact the plants are blooming earlier has nothing to do with global warming

The fact that polar bears are now endangered because the ice isn't there has nothing to do with global warming. The ice is just mysteriously gone.

You know, global warming is not happening — still. It's still not happening.

Uh-huh. Give me a fucking break.

Anyway, this is the new reality. Time to get used to it.”

Transcribed by: [info]neitherday


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Pick and Choose

Date and Time  - Nov. 14th, 2006, 04:08 pm

Current Mood  - mellow mellow
Current Music  - traffic

For each of the following, indicate which one you option you like more (or dislike less) by selecting a number on that side of the scale. The closer to -5 or 5 indicates the degree to which you prefer that option.

Poll #867616
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

beer (-5) vs. wine (5)

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Mean: 1.66 Median: 2 Std. Dev 3.04
-5 2 (4.9%)
-4 2 (4.9%)
-3 1 (2.4%)
-2 0 (0.0%)
-1 4 (9.8%)
0 7 (17.1%)
1 3 (7.3%)
2 3 (7.3%)
3 3 (7.3%)
4 5 (12.2%)
5 11 (26.8%)

benevolent monarchy (-5) vs. corrupt democracy (5)

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Mean: -1.08 Median: -1 Std. Dev 2.52
-5 3 (7.7%)
-4 6 (15.4%)
-3 4 (10.3%)
-2 2 (5.1%)
-1 6 (15.4%)
0 12 (30.8%)
1 1 (2.6%)
2 1 (2.6%)
3 1 (2.6%)
4 2 (5.1%)
5 1 (2.6%)

boston red sox (-5) vs. new york yankees (5)

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Mean: -1.31 Median: 0 Std. Dev 3.09
-5 12 (30.8%)
-4 1 (2.6%)
-3 2 (5.1%)
-2 1 (2.6%)
-1 1 (2.6%)
0 17 (43.6%)
1 0 (0.0%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 1 (2.6%)
4 1 (2.6%)
5 3 (7.7%)

cats (-5) vs. dogs (5)

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Mean: -1.68 Median: -3 Std. Dev 3.21
-5 11 (26.8%)
-4 4 (9.8%)
-3 7 (17.1%)
-2 4 (9.8%)
-1 0 (0.0%)
0 6 (14.6%)
1 1 (2.4%)
2 1 (2.4%)
3 2 (4.9%)
4 3 (7.3%)
5 2 (4.9%)

chocolate (-5) vs. sex (5)

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Mean: 1.20 Median: 2 Std. Dev 2.82
-5 3 (7.3%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 1 (2.4%)
-2 2 (4.9%)
-1 5 (12.2%)
0 7 (17.1%)
1 1 (2.4%)
2 7 (17.1%)
3 5 (12.2%)
4 4 (9.8%)
5 6 (14.6%)

Dick Cheney (-5) vs. Karl Rove (5)

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Mean: 0.00 Median: 0 Std. Dev 0.45
-5 0 (0.0%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 0 (0.0%)
-2 0 (0.0%)
-1 4 (10.0%)
0 32 (80.0%)
1 4 (10.0%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 0 (0.0%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 0 (0.0%)

France (-5) vs. Italy (5)

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Mean: -0.53 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.88
-5 3 (7.5%)
-4 3 (7.5%)
-3 7 (17.5%)
-2 3 (7.5%)
-1 3 (7.5%)
0 10 (25.0%)
1 2 (5.0%)
2 1 (2.5%)
3 4 (10.0%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 4 (10.0%)

Groucho Marx (-5) vs. Karl Marx (5)

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Mean: -0.93 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.57
-5 6 (14.6%)
-4 1 (2.4%)
-3 6 (14.6%)
-2 4 (9.8%)
-1 2 (4.9%)
0 11 (26.8%)
1 4 (9.8%)
2 3 (7.3%)
3 3 (7.3%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 1 (2.4%)

Iran (-5) vs. Syria(5)

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Mean: 0.10 Median: 0 Std. Dev 1.51
-5 1 (2.5%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 1 (2.5%)
-2 1 (2.5%)
-1 2 (5.0%)
0 29 (72.5%)
1 1 (2.5%)
2 2 (5.0%)
3 2 (5.0%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 1 (2.5%)

Jessica Simpson (-5) vs. Maria Cary (5)

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Mean: -0.12 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.03
-5 0 (0.0%)
-4 4 (9.8%)
-3 2 (4.9%)
-2 2 (4.9%)
-1 4 (9.8%)
0 19 (46.3%)
1 2 (4.9%)
2 3 (7.3%)
3 4 (9.8%)
4 0 (0.0%)
5 1 (2.4%)

mental pain (-5) vs. physical pain (5)

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Mean: 1.00 Median: 2 Std. Dev 2.68
-5 1 (2.4%)
-4 0 (0.0%)
-3 4 (9.8%)
-2 5 (12.2%)
-1 2 (4.9%)
0 6 (14.6%)
1 2 (4.9%)
2 8 (19.5%)
3 5 (12.2%)
4 3 (7.3%)
5 5 (12.2%)

planned (-5) vs. spontaneity (5)

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Mean: 0.32 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.76
-5 1 (2.4%)
-4 1 (2.4%)
-3 7 (17.1%)
-2 5 (12.2%)
-1 1 (2.4%)
0 8 (19.5%)
1 1 (2.4%)
2 8 (19.5%)
3 3 (7.3%)
4 2 (4.9%)
5 4 (9.8%)

spring (-5) vs. autumn (5)

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Mean: 0.59 Median: 2 Std. Dev 4.11
-5 8 (19.5%)
-4 5 (12.2%)
-3 1 (2.4%)
-2 2 (4.9%)
-1 1 (2.4%)
0 2 (4.9%)
1 0 (0.0%)
2 2 (4.9%)
3 4 (9.8%)
4 4 (9.8%)
5 12 (29.3%)

summer (-5) vs. winter (5)

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Mean: -0.74 Median: -2 Std. Dev 3.82
-5 10 (25.6%)
-4 5 (12.8%)
-3 4 (10.3%)
-2 1 (2.6%)
-1 1 (2.6%)
0 2 (5.1%)
1 2 (5.1%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 6 (15.4%)
4 4 (10.3%)
5 4 (10.3%)

United Kingdom (-5) vs. United States (5)

View Answers
Mean: -0.90 Median: 0 Std. Dev 2.73
-5 6 (14.6%)
-4 1 (2.4%)
-3 6 (14.6%)
-2 4 (9.8%)
-1 3 (7.3%)
0 13 (31.7%)
1 1 (2.4%)
2 2 (4.9%)
3 1 (2.4%)
4 2 (4.9%)
5 2 (4.9%)


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Yep, It's Spring

Date and Time  - Mar. 31st, 2006, 04:53 pm

Current Mood  - blah blah
Current Music  - traffic

Two roaches were found in the upstairs bathroom. I set up traps and a spring cleaning is definitely in order. I wonder if the tradition of spring cleaning originated in response to the returning of the bugs.

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Prelude to Inundation

Date and Time  - Feb. 16th, 2006, 03:21 pm

Current Mood  - mellow mellow
Current Music  - traffic

Last week, I heard several squirrels screaming their mating calls. This is definitely not their mating season, but this winter has been more spring in many ways and I think that has confused them. We had an actual taste of winter over the weekend, but the springlike weather has returned.

With the lack of any prolonged freeze this winter, there will likely be an imbalance this spring and summer. Inevitably, some species who's numbers are normally decimated during the winter will instead survive and multiply into a deluge. What will it be? Slugs? Frogs? Some sort of insect? Who knows? There may even be an boom echo when whatever feeds on the first wave themselves explode in population.

Personally, I'm hoping for salamanders.

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Window World

Date and Time  - Jan. 25th, 2006, 11:22 am

Current Mood  - hopeful hopeful
Current Music  - traffic

Ground. Center. Outside the window, Sol is gracing brightly the snowlined streets. Cars speed by splashing in the puddles of icemelt. In a blink of an eye, the brilliance of spring will eclipse the desaturated tones of winter. Nothing is static, change is the order of the day. The future is arriving now; leave behind what was, acknowledge what is, and make what will be.

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Tree Færies

Date and Time  - Mar. 3rd, 2005, 02:16 am


Tree Færies

tree færies dancing in the leaves
i remember them in the autumns waning daylight
purple and red and happy and free
now hibernating through winter's long night
soon the sun will lift and melt the waters
a floral cacophony will greet the return of the tree færies
from the roots they will ascend to the heights
and dance again outside my window
i will be waiting for them


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The Rose

Date and Time  - Jan. 5th, 2005, 01:26 pm

Current Mood  - thankful thankful
Current Music  - mr. and mrs. squeaky chirping

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been to long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose.

- from Bette Midler's The Rose


That passage reminds me of when i was homeless. I felt hopeless and unlovable. I know now the seeds of my future were there. [info]purpleglitter was waiting for me. But then, I believed I would end up alone on the street for the rest of my life. I saw no path out of my dark winter. The song makes me cry every time I hear it. I'm so lucky I found a way out. Life on the streets is hard, and the roads seem so endless. I still fear ending up back on the streets. Right now I have enough safety nets to prevent that, but I've been there so I don't view the fear as unfounded. I know it can happen. Being on the streets by yourself is about as lonely as it can get.

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