SHARING THE WEALTH

 

when i gathered my many links into a separate journal, back in january (and put category links in my sidebar), it was my intention to highlight some of them from time to time, inviting other journalers to check them out. it's time i put that resolve into action. 

so today  i'm featuring Bob Whitson's "Howling at a Waning Moon,"  in which he is "Tracking the Bush Administration's asssault on the environment, our health, and our children's quality of life."  Today's entry, "Across the Gulf on a Wing and a Prayer" is a thing of such heartrending wonder i urge you to find time to sit and read it, it's pretty long, so get a cup of coffee and settle in. especially true if you are a member of my tribe, a birder. from the essay:
     ..."But as the late-day sun finally broke through the clouds, the silent woods suddenly came alive. Flocks of black-and-white birds dropped wearily into the treetops—dozens of eastern kingbirds, their tails tipped with white. What had been a lifeless patch of woods was now brimming with flashing wings and buzzy calls. More and more kingbirds arrived, some hawking cold-numbed insects from the air; with them came orchard and Baltimore orioles, and a few scarlet tanagers the color of blood."

These journal entries are filed by category.  among such usual suspects as Candidate Watch, Endangered Species, Global Warming, you can find the surprising title Good News. with nuggets of hope to keep you going through the remainder of this Administration. (he also has an election day countdown calendar!)