Category Archives: Birds
Bambi Revisited: Much More than Disney
The Guardian Lucy Knight — March 21, 2023 Gunned down and burned by the Nazis: the shocking true story of Bambi Walt Disney made Bambi a cutesy schmaltzfest for kids. But the original story was a brutal allegory by a Jewish writer who later fled the Nazis. As the character hits 100, we look at … Continue reading Bambi Revisited: Much More than Disney
A Hump Day Threefer: Catching Up With Spring, Before It’s Gone
Mormon Leaders Demonstrate “Continuing Revelation” on LGBT issues Flunking Sainthood Just over three years ago, Mormon leaders touted a controversial LGBT policy as revelation. Now its reversal is also being presented as revelation. April 4, 2019 By Jana Riess — Religion News Service (RNS) — In a stunning reversal, The Church of Jesus Christ of … Continue reading A Hump Day Threefer: Catching Up With Spring, Before It’s Gone
To The Young Dude In His Dancing Duds – May 16, 2023
Cue The Byrds: (And the rest of you, open your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 3): To everything, (Turn, turn, turn), There is a season, (Turn, turn, turn), And a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to build up, a time to break downA time to dance, a time to mourn . . . To … Continue reading To The Young Dude In His Dancing Duds – May 16, 2023
Going Crazy In The Catbird Seat: Stuck in a House of Mirrors
Below is the front window in our living room. Last summer the Fair Wendy put a pole In The Yard, and added a circular bird feeding pan, up high enough to be out of squirrel reach. Now we have a pair of doves, some cardinals and other birds coming and going, particularly as Spring is … Continue reading Going Crazy In The Catbird Seat: Stuck in a House of Mirrors