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| Greedy George, Master Thief |
Just gratitude today and the story of Greedy George aka the Chipmunk Bird. The back yard was quiet today, by and large, except for Gwendolyn Chipmunk's co-specian, George. Gwendolyn is content to partake of the abundant seeds dropped by birds. George wants it all and has figured out a way to get it. Chauncey Woodchuck spent a little time late in the day and a few birds were around. But mostly it was a George day. One cool thing that happened is that I remembered that my camera has a video feature and I took some video. The not so cool part is that I didn't think to correct the habit of holding the camera in different positions so much of the video of George is upside down and sideways... and I'm having trouble uploading it. I think maybe I'll have to put it on YouTube and it looks like it will take two hours (for something like 5 minutes viewing) so tomorrow is another day as far as videos. Now...
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| He climbs.... agile and determined.... |
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| He leaps! |
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| Rests a moment.... |
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| And then the feasting begins.... |
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Look how full those formerly little cheeks are with
the nice bird seed that Greedy George steadily
stuffs into his tiny little mouth. |
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At one point the mourning dove came to forage
for seeds beneath the feeder. |
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| Greedy George was not pleased and tried to chase her |
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She tried a little wing action to scare him off, but
in the end made a peaceful retreat and left George to gorge. |
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Between bouts of gluttony, George took time to digest
his feasts, meditate, pose, ponder... |
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Gwendolyn stayed across the yard.... ashamed
of her kin folks greed, perhaps. |
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| Chauncey dropped by late in the day.... |
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| And bunny hung out at the far end of the yard for a while. |
Some things I'm grateful for today: (items in red are pre-gratitude, my effort to inspire and encourage the creative forces of the Universe to hear and align with my hopes and dreams.)
- Angel and Tara Grace
- naughty chipmunks
- my bird/chipmunk feeder
- hummingbirds
- birds
- bird songs
- bunnies
- sunlight on and off
- pretty clouds
- coffee and Int'l Delight
- electricity
- my camera
- discovering the video feature on my camera
- my TV
- the remote control
- my Tibetan salt lamps
- music
- a clothes dryer
- zero balance on my credit cards
- a paid off mortgage
- a sun room on the back of the house
- winning lottery numbers
- freshly painted living and bedroom walls
- a truckload of money (big bills)
- more flowers in the back yard
- $5,000/week for life from PCH
- Nintendo
- a Bose sound system
- Oprah
- reiki
- angels
- miracles
- magic
- my mattress
- skin cream
- ibuprofen
- Sam-e
- Vitamin D-3
- Omega-3
- IP-6
- the ability to read and write
- the ability to type
- the internet
- email
- a lovely shower
- Dr. Bronner soap
- Burt's Bees shampoo
- Angel's face
- Tara Grace's purrs
- lemon sherbert
- water
- indoor plumbing
- You-Tube
- wood chucks
- wild flowers
- bumble bees
- laughter
- words
- language
- my rock collection
- open windows
- bird songs
- cheese
- resilience
- my red chair
- my cane
- a relatively good wobbling day
- and that my legs still get me from room to room
- my nieces, my nephew and their families
- that they are happy
- my friends
- imagination
- ideas
- kindness
- love
- things I don't want to mention
- things I forget but am still grateful for
- my kitchen
- my bathroom
- compassion
- the mysteries of the Universe
- life
WISHING YOU A GLORIOUS DAY!
1 comment:
Raven, your gratitude lists always make me smile. I loved seeing "resilience" right after "cheese."
And your back yard is such a lovely wildlife preserve. Chauncy is aptly named.
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