Just finished the online
21 day meditation series from Deepak Chopra and Oprah; it was great. Decided to engage the Day 17 centering thought "Through rest and play I open my creative channel". So, I spent 7 hours and driving 93 miles wildlife watching (my idea of play) today. Found 49 species of birds, the highlight being a pair of Long-billed Curlew (
Numenius americanus) foraging in an ag pasture (they gave their ethereal song/call on a couple of occasions).
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| Long-billed Curlew |
As the day progressed temperatures got to about 67 degrees; as a consequence butterfly activity picked up. Found seven species of butterfly (six were first of the year for me); three species of tortoiseshell, three species of comma and the state butterfly, the mourning cloak. All overwinter as adults and are brilliantly colored; a rainbow palette for the drab vegetation at this time of year:
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| California Tortoiseshell |
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| Compton Tortoiseshell |
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| Milbert's Tortoiseshell |
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| Green Comma |
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| Mourning Cloak |
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| Hoary Comma |
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Satyr Comma
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My experience seemed to unfold in 'divine order'. Yes, in the words of Deepak Chopra "all is perfect, all is well". Namaste.
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