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Astonished

July 4, 2014September 2, 2014 / The Urban Nature Enthusiast / Leave a comment

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Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me

    keep my mind on what matters,

which is my work,

which is mostly standing still and learning to be

astonished

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— from the poem, Messenger by Mary Oliver (Thirst)

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PARTY CROWS AND RAVENS

A needle-felted woollen wall hanging by June Hunter showing a standing crow with wings outspread and decorated with gold thread and a felted vase of flowers

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Thanks to everyone who snapped up all of the needl Thanks to everyone who snapped up all of the needle-felted crows this morning. 

There was a bit of a “failure to launch” moment when they didn’t go “live” in the shop at the time I had scheduled. 
I didn’t notice right away as I was distracted working on my first ever crow presentation for pre-schoolers, happening tomorrow (wish me luck!!)
Panic 😱 ensued when I realized that the Party Crows had not shown up for the party on time. l managed to manually override the scheduling, and all was well, eventually. 
I’m not sure what happened — perhaps the system has not yet adjusted to BC’s new Permanent Daylight Saving Time? 
I’m sorry if the mix-up caused anyone to miss out on this batch. 
I always let people on my mailing list know first when new Party Crows and Ravens are arriving. If you’d like to be notified first next time, you can sign up for the newsletter over on my website — junehunter.com

#junehunterimages #partycrows #crowart #needlefelting
Leaf-peeper crow. #citycrowstories #sneezyandsuec Leaf-peeper crow. 
#citycrowstories #sneezyandsuecrows #autumn
Maple dreams. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 #crowphotography #citycrowst Maple dreams. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

#crowphotography 
#citycrowstories #mapleleaf
Young Betty, an older offspring of Bill and Irene, Young Betty, an older offspring of Bill and Irene, looking fluffy and fierce as she helps defend the family territory against interlopers.
#citycrowstories #bettythecrow 
#crowphotography
The Cedar Waxwings are still here! They seem to be The Cedar Waxwings are still here!
They seem to be staying around longer this year — usually they are here for a couple of days and then off again on the migration flight. Perhaps milder weather is encouraging them to stick around this October.
I’d say about the 90% of waxwings I’m seeing are juveniles. The young ones have a grey-brown, somewhat speckled plumage, with less pronounced “Zorro masks” and smaller crests than their parents.
The adults have pale lemon-yellow feathers, more dashing masks and crests, plus the “red wax” points at the tip of the secondary wing feathers, which give these birds their name.
This waxy tangent leads to the two collective nouns for groups of Cedar Waxwings: an “Earful” or a “Museum” (as in Mme Tussaud’s wax museum).
#ceadarwaxwings #urbannature #birdsofbc
First amanita muscaria of the season — with glove First amanita muscaria of the season — with glove for scale. 🍄
Elbows Up mouse pad — because art doesn’t have to Elbows Up mouse pad — because art doesn’t have to live on the wall. 
Also: excellent doomscrolling companion! 
#junehunterimages #ravenphotography #smallgiftsforravenlovers
Autumnal crow. Autumnal crow.
When someone took the very last Lime scooter … #ci When someone took the very last Lime scooter … #citycrowstories #sneezyandsuecrows #crowphotography #urbanlife
A happy reunion! After leaving home this spring, l A happy reunion! After leaving home this spring, little Lou came back to hang out with parents Marvin and Mavis in September. And the little white feather marking in his head that allows me to be 100% certain it is him survived moulting season too!

The degree to which seeing Lou every day brightens my day is kind of ridiculous, but there it is ...
Which reminds me of a blog post I’ve been bouncing around in my brain for year: “Crows and Wealth Management.”
The concept relies upon the simple formula of Joy = Wealth
It’s a simple equation, yet one we often get reversed; sometimes it just takes a young crow chasing seeds in a parking lot to help us get it right.
Full story is on my blog at urbannnature.blog

#citycrowstories #louthecrow #marvinandmaviscrows #crowphotography
Going up! A nostalgic aside: That phrase, “going Going up! 

A nostalgic aside: That phrase, “going up” always reminds me of the lift (elevator) operator in department stores of old. I remember being a toddler, holding on to my mum’s coat as we went up, up, up, while the sacred incantation was recited … “millinery, haberdashery, ladies lingerie…” 
It was so exciting, and a little magical. 

#crowphotography #citycrowstories
Pop-up Raven just dropping in. #ravenphotography Pop-up Raven just dropping in. 
#ravenphotography #ravenprint #junehunterimages
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