Manabi Province, Ecuador – The approaching weekend brings us two birding events – October BIG Day and Global Bird Weekend.
As my Colorado friends remain silent as they witness the Cameron Peak Fire, I will keep them in my heart while spending the weekend at Poza Honda.
The image below is from 9news.com Read about the fire, starting here – ( https://www.9news.com/wildfires )
I nudge you all to spend a little time with the birds – and nature – this weekend. We so often take our natural landscape for granted, and it’s heart breaking to witness our planet’s signals of distress.
If you have not seen Nemonti Nenquimo’s letter to world leaders, please take time to read her heart-felt plea. I cried – and most likely many others have as well.
This amazing woman opens her letter by stating she is a Waorani woman, and “… I am a Waorani woman, a mother, and a leader of my people. The Amazon rainforest is my home …” – Go here: “This is My Message to the Western World.”
Saturday, October Big Day is for observing and sharing the bird-observation data with eBird, and the Global Bird Weekend (this is the first year) – is about sharing your photos, drawing, experiences – while also being sensitive to others regarding Covid risks.
The outdoors is a perfect place to social distance, and I definitely look forward to breathing some very-pure air at Poza Honda! Heading there tomorrow!
Signing off and sending love to you all,
Lisa (PS – this new WP platform took me through many redundant prompts, even for uploading an image. Is this truly better and more streamlined than Classic?!)
Is that your design on the shirt, Lisa? It’s really pretty. I’ve been spending more times with bird since we moved. Evidently the Tucson area a bit south from us is one of the best birding places in the US but this area seems to be pretty good as well. Of course I love spending time in nature, whether there are birds or not. Good to hear from you, LIsa.
janet
Si, this one was a challenge – trying to arrange two events and the art without it seeming crowded. Leaving off the dates 16, 17, 18th helped a lot, and just using the October’ from the Big-day and placing 2020 on the edge.
I’ve been watching teh sky-high temps where you are – not a very nice ‘welcome to Tucson’ greeting, but I’m so glad you’re there to be near your parents..
I continue to enjoy your posts, but unfortunately I read them off line after loading at the restaurant – and then later unable to comment!
Lisa, we’re actually in the Phoenix area, but have visited the Tucson area a few times and will again tomorrow. But Phoenix has had recording breaking temperatures, which I didn’t need to be part of 🙂
I’m glad you’re enjoying the posts and don’t worry about commenting if you can’t. My parents are thrilled to have us so close and we’ve been able to spend a lot of time with them, which is really nice.
Hope all the events, art, and whatever else you have to do go smoothly.
janet
That’s a powerful message from the Amazon, Lisa. It didn’t make me cry but it does make me feel ashamed. We are unaware of so much that happens ‘in our name’! Last night we watched a documentary about plastic and how it is silting up our planet and ultimately ourselves. It’s everywhere, the wrong doing. And who listens? I’m sad for our world, beautiful as it is.
Yes, very powerful… And she prompts us all to look inward…
The plastic documentary surely gives the same ‘guilty’ result.
when I ponder building anything in the future, I think, ‘Use discarded shipping containers and bamboo…. I would hate to destroy even one tree….
You published a lovely photo of a desert over a week ago, and it still makes me want to go buy an assortment of desserts. You’re clever at punching our buttons – and then you take us on lovely treks. Glad to see you’re still sharing those outings – so lovely to see your world.
Am heading to Poza Honda ahora!
Thank you! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!l. I love your post full of delicious photos and insights. I especially appreciated you adding the link to “This is My Message to the Western World.” Sending many hugs your way.
Here in MN I am afraid our bird watching is just a short stop over on their flight south.
I think I am in the majority that likes the classic WP.
I was going to stay if it was your design because it looked like one of yours. I love it! I didn’t hear about birding day here. It wasn’t promoted here the way it is in Ecuador.
As of today, there are 63 active large fires in the US West. 63! Most of them are in California, I believe, but they are still throughout the West. And in Arizona, at least, we had the worst drought on record this summer. I fear fire season will not really end this year and will just merge on into next year’s season.
Enjoy the bird count and please tell us all about it.
Things got away from me, and I didn’t remember to participate in Global Bird Weekend, but I hope you were able to get out and see your friends. 😉 I did get out Saturday, and yesterday, too. Bird life around here is still very quiet but soon we’ll see more winter residents – ducks, geese, etc. Thanks for the Waorani woman’s message. If only people in power would listen. Stay strong and healthy, Lisa! 🙂