Wider View
It occurred to me, after the fact, that yesterday’s post would have been well-served by a photo of the entire gazebo. I hadn’t taken such a picture when I was capturing the flower blossoms earlier so I stopped down there yesterday to remedy that.
Pause and enjoy the image for a moment. Place yourself there, virtually. Hear the quiet that is gently visited by occasional bird songs.
It’s a sound that I appreciate a little more than normal lately. I’ve been staying up well past my usual bedtime this week because I’ve become an unlikely viewer of a national political convention. The residual echoing of high energy motivational speaking happening one after another has me appreciating the soothing quiet of our natural sanctuary spaces anew.
Watching a political convention is something I can honestly say I’ve never done before in my life. I tell myself the reason I find this litany of endless partisan cheerleading so captivating is that it offers a soothing antidote to the years of stinking dreck coming from a weird doofus who lies for a living.
However, the real truth about why I would now choose to watch this convention might more accurately be that I’m just getting old.
It doesn’t hurt that Kamala Harris selected the Governor of my home state of Minnesota to run as her VP. I’m a big fan.
I sure hope their effort succeeds. If there was ever a time for logic to manifest in the universe, let it happen for this November’s US presidential election.
Just one more night of convention speeches. I’m looking forward to a return to my old person’s sleep schedule starting tomorrow.
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August 22, 2024 at 9:47 am
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johnwhays
August 22, 2024 at 11:57 am
Nice photo but me thinks that you haven’t heard the occasional bird song that you invite us to listen out for.. as you seem so preoccupied with getting back to your sleep routine. Why not sleep if you feel the need… then you might wake up early and hear that song….
Anonymous
August 22, 2024 at 9:39 am
I need my sleep to fulfill my goal of striving for optimal health –mind, body, and spirit!
Our birdlife is singing all day long. We have been enjoying the distinct clamour of sandhill cranes visiting neighboring fields.
johnwhays
August 22, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Ha, ha, so why haven’t you taken a picture of them….:-) That desire for sleep doesn’t seem very healthy!!! Create a healthy balance and you will need less sleep and experience much more of the beauty that you are creating. Yes, I know, I also need to ‘take my own medicine’ but we are brothers in our approach, aren’t we?
Ian Rowcliffe
August 23, 2024 at 7:39 am
We hear the trumpeting of sandhill cranes long before we see them, although, years ago Cyndie recorded video of a pair dancing in one of our fields.
We are brothers!
Re: sleep… https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Sleep/Matthew-Walker/9781501144325
johnwhays
August 23, 2024 at 7:57 am
I found this! https://relativesomething.com/2021/09/18/dancing-cranes/
johnwhays
August 23, 2024 at 8:13 am