A few months ago, I found a Hermit Thrush sitting on a stoop in front of a doorway. There is a tall, thin window and it is shady (no sun reflections on the window) so I figure that it probably ran into it as it looked perfectly clear and the people in that office are overly fastidious when it comes to window cleaning. :S I have only ever heard them
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I wish I'd had the chance to go outside with tea & a book to watch the wildlife before the heat-wave hits my area tomorrow. I'll just have to keep the curtains open & hope to spot a cardinal or blue-jay in the tree outside my window while I hide out indoors with the air-conditioner.
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I also love thunderstorms! I always obsessively watch them out the window. We had one last week that was insane. It was the most violent storm I had ever experienced, and my mom said it was for her, too, and she grew up in the Midwest! Lightning hit a power pole right behind us and it was the scariest thing ever. My whole window went blinding white and then, bam, there went the power! I about had a heart attack.
(That won't stop me getting excited and watching the next one, though!)
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Yeah. Our Carpenters are all black but others are multi-colored. I am sure Oregon > Stockton. :D
I have heard about that. My mother was made blind and deaf for about a minute by a strike nearby and my uncle was blown back a few feet. Scary stuff! When I was a kid in Florida , we had FPL, Florida Power and Light. But people jokingly referred to it as Flower Flash and Flicker because the power went down on a regular basis owing to all of the electrical storms.
(Me too!)
How are you doing by the way? :O You feeling better mainly?
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Wow about those lightning Close Encounters! I remember a Weather Channel special about how much lightning there is in Florida. It's no joke! D-: (But I still love it XD)
I am feeling mainly better! I'm having a sick day today, so I am a bit grumbly, but I think I'm okay. I forgot to take my meds last Friday and it threw me off, so I'm not sure if I'm just feeling sick today just cause (I still have a twitchy spell once or twice a month, just cause) or if I'm still off because of missing my meds. I guess we'll see XD But other than than, I'm good! :-D
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I love rain and thunderstorms. We were walking in the forest last weekend hurrying home to not be caught in the middle of what seemed like the coming thunderstorm and I just mentioned to my dad how I love the smell before the rain and then the smell of the rain and the clean air after. It always feels so energizing.
But, yeah, some people think I'm crazy because when it's raining heavily I take my umbrella and and go walking. :D (Reminds me that I do need a new rain coat. *g*)
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OOh, a forest! :D It does! Must be all those ions...
The weather here is oddish at the moment. It was super hot, now it is overcast and the wind is blowing and we are supposed to have thunderstorms around. It is not usual for here.
I love to do that in Winter. That is when it rains here. I'll get my big coat and go for a long stroll and just wander around in the rain. If there were hills and such like in a more remote setting I'd wander around for hours. We are surrounded by fields here so if you walk a couple of miles you can get out into farm areas.
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And I love reading about your other nature sightings, too, it's always nice to hear about others observing nature, too. Your morning sounds quite lovely! And oh, I love thunderstorms as well. I usually stay indoors, but I enjoy listening to them and watching them from the windows. I find nature fascinating, and I always secretly enjoy when there's something so powerful that humans are either afraid of it or at least in awe of it... Shows we're not as all-powerful as we sometimes think we are!
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I used to do more rambles, like wander about and take photos though it is getting so hot now. Perhaps in the mornings.
and I always secretly enjoy when there's something so powerful that humans are either afraid of it or at least in awe of it... Shows we're not as all-powerful as we sometimes think we are!
I know what you mean! I think it's why I like reading tales about people who run afoul of otherworldly beings.
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Such lovely pictures...and yes, I rather love a good thunderstorm. Cozy to me, lol!!
*HUGS*
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