Here's one for you:

On the day of my father's funeral in south Louisiana, when we arrived at the cemetery, threatening weather forced us?to?hold the 'graveside service' inside a small building. Throughout the service,?hard rain prevailed, with incredible?lightning, and thunder?(Dad would have loved it).
As the service ended and we walked outside, the sun came out and the cemetery grounds were literally covered with Killdeer! On the wing, on the ground, calling back and forth, cavorting! I was understandably subdued from the service but the sight and sound of all those Killdeer?in the sunshine made me take a deep breath and?smile. I had a thought that, despite our losses,?life does indeed go on.

Although a common bird, the Killdeer became my totem bird that day.

Joe Meche
Bellingham

-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Sidles <constancesidles at gmail.com>
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 7:07 am
Subject: [Tweeters] Stuck inside today


Hey tweets, with the wind howling and the rain pounding, I imagine most of us are stuck inside today. Like winter gardeners who dream about all the seeds they will plant when the weather gets better in the spring, we must use our imaginations to go birding. Luckily for us, the memories and impressions we all have of special birds burned into our brains makes this task easy, even fun.?
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So I would ask you today to post a story about that one special bird that means something to you, perhaps even years after you saw it. I, for one, would love to share your memories on this rainy day.?
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As for those of you who have kindly written about my KUOW interview, thanks! I have no idea what's in the interview (not being able to stand listening to myself), but I hope a few of my favorite birdly encounters made it into the final edition. I wanted especially to share my beloved Fill with all of you, who I think can best appreciate how wonderful it is to go to that unique place (doesn't have to be the Fill) and see whatever nature sends us. So I ask you also to post a story today about that one place that lives in your memory because of the nature you encountered there.?
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Ain't life grand? - Connie, Seattle?
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