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Visual Escapes and Daily Inspirations: Share Yours

Posted by John, Volunteer Mentor @johnbishop, Mar 16, 2020

Let's create a space to offer a daily reprieve.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of uncertainty and fear into our lives. Some of that fear and uncertainty can be caused by over thinking what is going on or unnecessarily worrying. So, I'm making sure I wash my hands frequently, not touching my face, staying away from social gatherings and all of the recommended guidelines to help avoid getting or spreading COVID-19 but it can be a little boring. I try to not watch news all day long while I'm in this self imposed captivity. I like to take pictures of birds and other creatures from my window as a welcome break.

I invite you to join me in sharing pictures, favorite poems, sayings, mottos, funny moments. Let's take a daily break together.

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @johnbishop "@zeiracorp, I love black kitties! Here's mine that was adopted from my neighbor. I always called..." + (show)
@johnbishop

@zeiracorp, I love black kitties! Here's mine that was adopted from my neighbor. I always called her KItty. The wife calls her Princess and I found out her real name was Fluffy when I took her back to the vet to be spayed. She's the only inside/outside kitty I have now. My other two are strictly indoor cats. I keep her in in the winter but now that the days are getting nicer she is laying at the window dreaming of chasing squirrels and chipmunks.

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I love black kitties, too, John! And by whatever name she agrees to, she is an adorable bit of fluff! When my tiny black and white adopted me from the neighborhood, kitty went to the vet to be checked out and spayed/neutered. Asked the name? Well, if a boy: "Tux"; if a girl, "Precious". After surgery the call came to say that "Precious" was ready to come home. What joy our four-leggers bring to our lives!

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @merpreb "@colleenyoung- Have you checked out the Decorah eagles? The most famous eagles in the world watched..." + (show)
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@colleenyoung- Have you checked out the Decorah eagles? The most famous eagles in the world watched by more than a million people. There are several live cams and they have a clutch of 3 eggs.
https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/

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Merry, thanks for sharing the Decorah eagles site! Forwarded the link to my grands for another "enforced at-home-from school" activity.

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Mar 18, 2020
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I color every day to relax.

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Imakaren, what a fun way to spend some time and the colors are just lovely!

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 18, 2020

@johnbishop I love this idea of sharing pictures of art and nature love all the pictures I,LL post some art work soon hope Gingerw will post her zentangle This is a puzzle my late friend put together it's mounted on board so framing it
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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 18, 2020

Wow! @lioness. Bet that was a fun puzzle to do.

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lioness | @lioness | Mar 18, 2020
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Wow! @lioness. Bet that was a fun puzzle to do.

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@johnbishop Yes Glenn enjoyed putting it together then Rosemarie mounted it . He loved doing the 1000.piece puzzles.

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61valiant | @user_ch32491d1 | Mar 18, 2020

We live near a river in Maryland. About a year ago, I saw an eagle eating a fish (fish is near the water's edge on the right). All of a sudden, another eagle swooped in......"Food Fight"!
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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @user_ch32491d1 "We live near a river in Maryland. About a year ago, I saw an eagle eating..." + (show)
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We live near a river in Maryland. About a year ago, I saw an eagle eating a fish (fish is near the water's edge on the right). All of a sudden, another eagle swooped in......"Food Fight"!

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Nice photo!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 18, 2020
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Your wish is my command @colleenyoung -- Happy Wednesday! even if I my friendly Old School House Cafe is closed for my scheduled lunch date 🙂

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Thanks for the bunting picture, @johnbishop. @user_ch32491d1 witnessing that eagle food fight must have taken your breath away. Did you have a camera already set up?

My office window overlooks my backyard. It's a small, urban yard with a large apricot tree. There are so many birds despite the city setting. I see cardinals, blue jays, juncos all the time practically nose to beak since my office is on the second floor. A pair of red tail hawks live in the neighborhood too and frequently swoop by. I have binoculars, but my camera is never at the ready. Instead I play citizen scientist and just started recording my sightings here: https://ebird.org/home I like the thought that something I enjoy advances science.

More bird pics tomorrow?

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61valiant | @user_ch32491d1 | Mar 18, 2020
In reply to @colleenyoung "Thanks for the bunting picture, @johnbishop. @user_ch32491d1 witnessing that eagle food fight must have taken your..." + (show)
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Thanks for the bunting picture, @johnbishop. @user_ch32491d1 witnessing that eagle food fight must have taken your breath away. Did you have a camera already set up?

My office window overlooks my backyard. It's a small, urban yard with a large apricot tree. There are so many birds despite the city setting. I see cardinals, blue jays, juncos all the time practically nose to beak since my office is on the second floor. A pair of red tail hawks live in the neighborhood too and frequently swoop by. I have binoculars, but my camera is never at the ready. Instead I play citizen scientist and just started recording my sightings here: https://ebird.org/home I like the thought that something I enjoy advances science.

More bird pics tomorrow?

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@colleenyoung, I saw the first eagle eating and took my camera outside to photograph it. I was lucky to be there when the second eagle appeared!

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