Day 278

October 5, 2021

Taking pictures with someone else

Can humility erase arrogance?

Is arrogance a strong armour against emotional pain, especially grief?  Is removing the armour enough?

There are very few things that I am sure I am good at, but I know I am good at facilitating community building groups.  I know when to lead and when to let go and let someone else lead.  I instinctively run a good group.  And I am extremely intolerant of one that is not run well.  I am also at a point in my life that I don't want the responsibility of running too many.  Is what I need here, the ability to join a group, the humility to let someone else lead, and the confidence that it will all make a difference?

The trees of Warwick are entirely different than the trees of Shelburne Falls.  Was Warwick cut down more recently?  Are there more wetlands?  Are there more ponds?  And I think it is higher.   Around the wetlands all of the maples and scrub were red.  Just beautiful.

Whereas the rookery was less colorful.  Part of that maybe the intensity of the brown cattails and reeds, but the few trees that started to turn in August are still the only real color with the exception of a brilliant tree on the side of a hill.

There were a lot of animals out in the fields today.  The rain wasn't intense like it was yesterday, although the rookery was full.  There were geese and wood ducks around.  I saw a hawk and there were turkeys.

The llamas are back in the roadside field.  I  haven't seen them up close in a long time.

And apparently the warblers are gathering to leave.  I saw at least 100 starlings.  The noise was so loud. It was a nice day for shooting and a nice day to spend with a friend.