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Was lying on the floor getting a morning stretch in when two great blue herons appeared in the upper corner of my window. Flying in tandem, cruising above Brooklyn. Herons are solitary except for spring when it's mating szn and I don't think I've ever seen one in the city, much less two! I laughed because it was so unexpected.
Apr 1, 2024
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i love their raspy squawks and the at-once awkward/elegant way they wade around. big silly beautifuls
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The hawk flew right in front of me yesterday on a walk and we stared at each other for two minutes straight and the crow appeared outside my kitchen window this morning
Mar 11, 2025
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Ornithomancy is the practice of reading omens from the actions of birds — the first bird you notice on New Years Day is an omen for the year ahead of you.
The first day of 2023 I saw a heron fly above the sea I was swimming in; 2024 a cormorant from my window in the bay; 2025 it was two starlings, together on a lamppost. I’ve spent some time this morning researching starling symbolism and seeing what resonates. Communication, cooperation, group dynamics, mimicry, shape shifting... we’ll see!
I thought about my heron and my cormorant a lot throughout the year they marked, their little gift of googled symbolism. You don’t have to believe any of it, but it’s a nice bit of introspection to start your year off.
Jan 1, 2025
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a study issued last month found that dancing is the most effective way of treating and mitigating depression. Walking, therapy, and yoga also outpaced SSRIs. and if you're saying 'oh this was probably funded by Big Dance', there's no evidence of that and if you're saying 'that's just what a Big Dance shill would say', well honey you're right
Mar 4, 2024
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Reminder that most of what we do is a performance
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