Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Expectation Postponed

Proverbs 13:12 says, "Expectation postponed is making the heart sick...."  In this instance, for me, I was perfectly content in believing that the tree next door was not being taken down.  The stress I experienced a few weeks back was just them securing one of the branches so that it didn't crash through their Magnolia tree.  Or so I told myself.  This morning, however, as I was getting dressed, always with my eyes out the bathroom window to see who might be taking rest on one of the nearby branches, I was horrified to see the "tree terminators" hovering around the old Blue Spruce tree that my dad had planted!  Even as I update this blog, I hear the dreaded whir of the chainsaws.  As I sit here, I feel as if part of my childhood is passing through the woodchipper.  There are certainly many more pressing and devastating problems in the world.  This pales in comparison.  It is still a sad day for me.  At least I still have my memories.  Sharing also lightens the load.  Thanks for listening.
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