Life in the Real World
Karen DavisAn Oasis of Peace and Beauty
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Soaking It In
Sunrise, May 3, 2026
It’s here! It’s here! The sweet deluge of birds that is spring migration in Kansas City has arrived. We have 2-3 weeks to soak up as much birdy goodness as possible! Ah, the delicious delight of living in a “flyover st...
Drops of Beauty #389
"Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems, and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet." — Antonio Guterres
Hello friends! Spring migration has really ramped up now! I can’t even express how much I’m enjoying l...
Drops of Beauty #388
“You do not have to leave your city, your job, your life, and eat, pray, plove yourself into oblivion to be happy…You only have to let the swell of what is most true spill from you not as a tsunami, but a bayou: a slow-moving arrival, poorl...
Lots of Swirls
Sunrise, April 30, 2026
Migration has moved into a higher gear now, with new birds appearing every day. Looking back at my previous reports, there are plenty of birds I haven’t seen yet that I had seen by this time in the past few years. H...
Drops of Beauty #387
“Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe until you feel your bigness, until the sun rises in your veins. Breathe until you stop needing anything to be different.” - Julia Fehrenbacher, excerpted from “The Cure for It All”
Hello friends! I’m happy...
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Visual poet, nature photographer, artist, writer, systems analyst, person who just wants the world to be a kinder place. "Let what you love find you. Be faithful to it. It will teach you how to live.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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