Amy's blessing/HP & LOTR Movies/don't feed the birds

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Amy wished all:

In a few hours the earth's tilt will begin to favor us northern
hemisphere-ites once again (or, if you prefer winter, begin to favor the
southern hemisphere-ites).

Happy solstice, all, and all blessings of the light and dark to you.

Happy belated solstice ... In the southern hemisphere, or at least in Sydney Au
where I am, the solstice seems meaninless ... It doesn't get really hot until
now and will stay warm for another 2 or 3 months. Because of the wonderful Day
Light Saving one doesn't notice it getting darker earlier. I find the equinox a
much more meaningful turning point. Is it like this in the northern hemesphere?

Movie - didn't like it. don't go to many movies so tend to find them
overwhelming. Was underwhelmed. very sad. May go to LOTR, couldn't finish the
book but will take Susan's advice this is one occation when can do the movie and
then read the book.

well this IS ot <g> ... I'm sure you don't need to be told but please don't feed
the birds. I can't sleep tonight because I am so cranky. I took the dogs to a
different park today and it was full of bread that ppl who Don't Know Better had
left for the birds. Don't feed the birds, or any wild animal. They will eat it
but bread is not a natural food for any animal, even grainovores. Suplementary
feeding of birds and other animals leads to ill animals, sometimes dead
animals... which is not what you are trying to acheive. Bread can swell in
bird's throats and choke them, birds and animals get malnourised because they
don't eat other more nutrious food, they become infertile or produce unviable
eggs/chicks/young. If you must supplimentary feed please find out what the
natural food of the bird/animal is (insects?, nector?, seeds?, rotents?) and
find out how you can encouge that food source into your garden/parks.

/rant off/

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there is nothing to fear in this moment and this is the only real moment there
is
 - Jeanne DuPrau