So fellow travelers, I have been in a bit of a haiku slump. So much so, I posted this from Facebook on my creative tribe’s page. At least I’m laughing while sitting in this writing ditch. Then this morning a single ray of light cracked open the ice dam. First Light golden gift […]
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Sacred Spaces
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 28, 2016
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Creek Walk: a different perspective
So fellow travelers, we continue on the path in search of the eagles at Onondaga Lake. The habitat along the Inner Harbor walking trail is still recovering from the harsh winter we have just bid goodbye. Even the grass along the waters edge is mainly brown. Everywhere there is evidence of the toll winter has […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 16, 2015
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Creek Walk : eagle eyes
So fellow travelers, we were just about to set forth on one of my local walking trails. Early April is one of the best times for birding in Central New York. There is a steady increase in the numbers and varieties of birds with the advantage of more open vistas, since the trees have not […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 15, 2015
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Creek Walk : the true first day of Spring
So fellow travelers, spring weather finally put in a full court appearance today. It figures, since it’s our last day of spring break. Oh well, I know better than to take good weather days for granted so I threw on some hiking shoes, grabbed my camera and headed out. When I go birding I never […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 12, 2015
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Hawk
So fellow travelers, high winds and wintery winds chills grounded an intended birding expedition yesterday. The morning was not a total loss, as the Cornell Ornithology Lab has a 24/7 hawk nest camera as well as several BOGs (birder on ground) who were livestreaming from various locations. Through their lenses I got to watch ospreys […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 12, 2015
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Swamped by Gratitude
So fellow travelers, as I alluded in a recent post there’s a story to be told about an annual event known as Birdathon. Once a year our local chapter of the Audubon Society holds a day long birding challenge known as the Birdathon. Birders have twenty four hours (midnight to midnight) to find and identify […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 3, 2015
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Reality TV and Eggistential Viewpoints
So fellow travelers, my favorite reality TV program is back on air. Yes, this is a photo of hawks on their nest. I stopped watching Survivor many seasons ago. The Cornell Ornithology Lab has a live camera which follows a pair of nesting red tailed hawks every year. Big Red and Ezra have been back at […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 2, 2015
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Lessons of the Crow
So fellow travelers, when I returned home from my recent road trip a package greeted me which I enthusiastically tore open to find…… Yes, Indeed, this is a crow themed handmade potholder. First of all it is handmade by gifted fabric artist Maria Wulf (you can see more of her wonderful work here) I had […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 26, 2015
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The Face of Old Man Winter
So fellow travelers, I am profoundly grateful school was closed last week for winter break. It gave me a respite from the doldrums of work and plenty of free time for creative exploration. I have been sketching, painting, editing photos and writing blog posts to my hearts content. It’s granted me an eyes on the prize glimpse […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 22, 2015
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Disillusioned
So fellow travelers, life can change in an instant. One phone call can send us plummeting from a high to low point, a conversation can shatter our hearts. At times like this I am mindful of the teaching I strive to live by: it’s not the events but how we react to them that determines […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 24, 2014
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