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Sue's avatar

Birds are so interesting. Thanks for the reminder to pay more attention to them.

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Nicole MacPherson's avatar

Wahhhhhh baby birds

(excuse me while I go listen to Landslide on repeat and have a breakdown)

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Claudia johnson's avatar

I loved the zucchini chocolate chip with cream cheese!

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Lisa Weldon's avatar

What a beautiful piece, Laura. Thank you for sharing it.

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Kaarin Marx Smith's avatar

Laura, you cover a lot of beautiful ground in this essay. First of all, my definition of gratitude may be having a nest of baby birds right outside my kitchen window -- and then documenting their growth (and the changes in the garden) in your absolutely lovely garden journal. I love how you connect with the Mama bird's care and attention of her babies with your own experience of mothering your daughter.

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sustainablemum's avatar

Your journal is gorgeous, I love that you have illustrated it.

I am also enjoying cream cheese on all manner of baking, it’s the perfect paring.

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Lisa Dearen's avatar

What a beautiful essay! I love your illustrated journal and your artwork. I love to watch for hawks, but never really understood birdwatching until I watched The Residence on Netflix - the main characters love for birds was inspiring, as is yours.

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Laura K Bray's avatar

Thanks for the nice comment! We loved The Residence!

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