Flying the Coop
15/07/18 19:01
I read somewhere that you are supposed to clean the thatch out of your bird houses between broods. Who knew? I've been doing that for the first time ever since spring going into summer and now into the month of July. Not long after the first group of sparrows flew the coop went silent and I took advantage of that moment to clean out the thick thatch in preparation for a new nest. It's quite amazing, really, at just how complex the nest is and you don't realize it until you go to extract it after the fact. I couldn't tell whether it was dense and matted as a result of having supported a family of birds for a period of time or whether the thickness and complexity of the thatch was a result of some DNA driven design.
I was a little disappointed the first time around that I didn't get to see the fledglings leave the nest. That was not my goal, per se, but it would have been the icing on the cake after watching their collective activity for the better part of two to three weeks. I was also struck at just how attentive the parents were in feeding and otherwise attending to the needs of their offspring. The parents appeared to take turns bring food to thee three gaping mouths darting in and out of the circular hole at the front of the birdhouse and were equally attentive to removing what appeared to be unnecessary waste at regular intervals.
While we tend not to look for our own attributes in the activities of other of God's creatures on this planet we call Earth, it is inescapable not to conclude that we all share a common genetic goal or predisposition when it comes to procreation, family, and the furtherance of our own species. Not to go all Darwin on you or anything but it helps to pay attention to such things. Only then can you even begin to appreciate it all and even marvel at the scheme playing out before your eyes.
I watched with growing interest as the second set of fledglings grew large enough to sit in the opening of the birdhouse only to be coaxed out and on the wing one at a time by one or both of the parents. Not to be outdone by their siblings, the remaining fledglings took to flight after seeing what appeared to be diminishing returns when considering what their parents were willing to do or not do now that their brood had reached maturity. The absence of options can be a motivating factor and with any luck the young birds will now complete yet another cycle of life and will do for their young what their parents did so capably for them.
Presidents' Putin and Trump are at this very moment sitting down for a one-on-one meeting in Helsinki, Finland. They had met in passing on two other occasions going back to November 2016 but this was pre-planned as a summit of sorts where the two will have an opportunity to discuss world affairs, etc. There is an equally nefarious backdrop to this whole arrangement where certain American "news" outlets have been and continue to refer to Trump as a Russian agent and a puppet of Putin.
One day removed from the press conference that followed the sit-down, it is clear that the fifth column had their narratives laid out in advance and their rage machine primed to pin labels like "treason", "traitor", and "disastrous" on President Trump without any regard to the truth. The New York Times published a carricature as if on cue portraying Trump and Putin as lovers not realizing that they were using homophobia as a backdrop to their comedic insanity.
The media continues to conflate Trump's comments about the so-called "witch hunt" as Trump being critical of his own intelligence agencies appraisals of Russian interference with our elections when, in fact, Trump has always referred to Mueller's probe of his alleged collusion with the Russians as a "witch hunt." They also point to the fact that Trump has never been openly critical of Putin as proof of his selling out American's interests and acting in the best interests of the Russians.
The Russian conspiracy angle was hatched by Hillary Clinton and her minions when she realized that she might well be on the losing end of an election to which she thought she was otherwise entitled. She thought she had a clear path to the presidency and with a wink and a nod to the progressives who came before her she thought she would easily overcome the insurgent campaign of one Donald J. Trump. After all, he used to be a democrat, didn't he?
The extent of the involvement of so-called establishment forces, including a labyrinth of governmental agencies in her expected ascension to the highest office in the land, was considerable indeed and the surprise and dismay in the wake of her loss became a rallying cry for liberals, progressives, the left wing media, and anti-Trumpers alike.
These are the same institutions today who cannot and will not indulge a president that they did not vote for, did not and will not support, continue to tear down at every opportunity even if it means destroying our Republic, and with their every breath do promote and spin liberal and progressive narratives that to further their cause. A civil war may be the only way to settle this matter once and for all. Take your sides and make your peace is what I say.
I was a little disappointed the first time around that I didn't get to see the fledglings leave the nest. That was not my goal, per se, but it would have been the icing on the cake after watching their collective activity for the better part of two to three weeks. I was also struck at just how attentive the parents were in feeding and otherwise attending to the needs of their offspring. The parents appeared to take turns bring food to thee three gaping mouths darting in and out of the circular hole at the front of the birdhouse and were equally attentive to removing what appeared to be unnecessary waste at regular intervals.
While we tend not to look for our own attributes in the activities of other of God's creatures on this planet we call Earth, it is inescapable not to conclude that we all share a common genetic goal or predisposition when it comes to procreation, family, and the furtherance of our own species. Not to go all Darwin on you or anything but it helps to pay attention to such things. Only then can you even begin to appreciate it all and even marvel at the scheme playing out before your eyes.
I watched with growing interest as the second set of fledglings grew large enough to sit in the opening of the birdhouse only to be coaxed out and on the wing one at a time by one or both of the parents. Not to be outdone by their siblings, the remaining fledglings took to flight after seeing what appeared to be diminishing returns when considering what their parents were willing to do or not do now that their brood had reached maturity. The absence of options can be a motivating factor and with any luck the young birds will now complete yet another cycle of life and will do for their young what their parents did so capably for them.
Presidents' Putin and Trump are at this very moment sitting down for a one-on-one meeting in Helsinki, Finland. They had met in passing on two other occasions going back to November 2016 but this was pre-planned as a summit of sorts where the two will have an opportunity to discuss world affairs, etc. There is an equally nefarious backdrop to this whole arrangement where certain American "news" outlets have been and continue to refer to Trump as a Russian agent and a puppet of Putin.
One day removed from the press conference that followed the sit-down, it is clear that the fifth column had their narratives laid out in advance and their rage machine primed to pin labels like "treason", "traitor", and "disastrous" on President Trump without any regard to the truth. The New York Times published a carricature as if on cue portraying Trump and Putin as lovers not realizing that they were using homophobia as a backdrop to their comedic insanity.
The media continues to conflate Trump's comments about the so-called "witch hunt" as Trump being critical of his own intelligence agencies appraisals of Russian interference with our elections when, in fact, Trump has always referred to Mueller's probe of his alleged collusion with the Russians as a "witch hunt." They also point to the fact that Trump has never been openly critical of Putin as proof of his selling out American's interests and acting in the best interests of the Russians.
The Russian conspiracy angle was hatched by Hillary Clinton and her minions when she realized that she might well be on the losing end of an election to which she thought she was otherwise entitled. She thought she had a clear path to the presidency and with a wink and a nod to the progressives who came before her she thought she would easily overcome the insurgent campaign of one Donald J. Trump. After all, he used to be a democrat, didn't he?
The extent of the involvement of so-called establishment forces, including a labyrinth of governmental agencies in her expected ascension to the highest office in the land, was considerable indeed and the surprise and dismay in the wake of her loss became a rallying cry for liberals, progressives, the left wing media, and anti-Trumpers alike.
These are the same institutions today who cannot and will not indulge a president that they did not vote for, did not and will not support, continue to tear down at every opportunity even if it means destroying our Republic, and with their every breath do promote and spin liberal and progressive narratives that to further their cause. A civil war may be the only way to settle this matter once and for all. Take your sides and make your peace is what I say.