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This horse is… magic…
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My neighbor’s organic fence has tried to expand into the street sign.
So cool to see how nature moves in such a subtle and powerful way!
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Ever see this movie? We watched it as a Sangha on our Saturday Night Movie during the Pandemic.
“Plastics!”
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The Morton Arboretum
It is located in Illinois, in the United States.
It is a public garden, and an outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and a program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science!
It is has trail to take through, it is 16 miles, and takes 25 minutes to drive through. What beautiful art and a beautiful place to visit. — in United States of America.
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The Turkish company Hitit Terra (https://hititterra.com/) is now manufacturing these roof tiles that double as bird shelters
It all began when the Dutch product design agency Klaas Kuiken came up with the idea to design a roof tile that doubles as a bird house. The idea was pounced upon by Hitit Terra, a Turkish terracotta manufacturer based in the town of Çorum, which then started producing the bird nest tiles for the local communities.
Mahmoud Basic, the regional director for Turkish National Parks, told a local news website that the tiles were to be produced and distributed to the people free of charge.
The Hitit Terra founders, Cengiz Başaranhıncal and Ali Arslan, said that the idea to produce bird nest tiles came after they saw the design on social media. Ali explained that the price of the tile online came out at around $70* which, in his opinion, was too high and they started making their own product for a local market.
*The Dutch tiles they are referring to are in fact more than twice that price, so wherever they saw them for $70 was a bargain.
Hitit Terra’s bird nest tiles were tested by Afyon Nature Conservation and the 5th Regional Directorate of National Parks and re-designed according to the demand. They now produce 5 different tile designs that accommodate different bird species.
Bird houses are rooted in Turkish history. Back in the times of the Ottoman Empire, people would build elaborate miniature palaces for the birds. Not only did they give animals shelter, they were also believed to grant good deeds to whoever built them.
The Turkish company Hitit Terra is now manufacturing these roof tiles that double as bird shelters
It all began when the Dutch product design agency Klaas Kuiken came up with the idea to design a roof tile that doubles as a bird house. The idea was pounced upon by Hitit Terra, a Turkish terracotta manufacturer based in the town of Çorum, which then started producing the bird nest tiles for the local communities.
Mahmoud Basic, the regional director for Turkish National Parks, told a local news website that the tiles were to be produced and distributed to the people free of charge.
The Hitit Terra founders, Cengiz Başaranhıncal and Ali Arslan, said that the idea to produce bird nest tiles came after they saw the design on social media. Ali explained that the price of the tile online came out at around $70* which, in his opinion, was too high and they started making their own product for a local market.
*The Dutch tiles they are referring to are in fact more than twice that price, so wherever they saw them for $70 was a bargain.
Hitit Terra’s bird nest tiles were tested by Afyon Nature Conservation and the 5th Regional Directorate of National Parks and re-designed according to the demand. They now produce 5 different tile designs that accommodate different bird species.
Bird houses are rooted in Turkish history. Back in the times of the Ottoman Empire, people would build elaborate miniature palaces for the birds. Not only did they give animals shelter, they were also believed to grant good deeds to whoever built them.
The Turkish company Hitit Terra is now manufacturing these roof tiles that double as bird shelters
It all began when the Dutch product design agency Klaas Kuiken came up with the idea to design a roof tile that doubles as a bird house. The idea was pounced upon by Hitit Terra, a Turkish terracotta manufacturer based in the town of Çorum, which then started producing the bird nest tiles for the local communities.
Mahmoud Basic, the regional director for Turkish National Parks, told a local news website that the tiles were to be produced and distributed to the people free of charge.
The Hitit Terra founders, Cengiz Başaranhıncal and Ali Arslan, said that the idea to produce bird nest tiles came after they saw the design on social media. Ali explained that the price of the tile online came out at around $70* which, in his opinion, was too high and they started making their own product for a local market.
*The Dutch tiles they are referring to are in fact more than twice that price, so wherever they saw them for $70 was a bargain.
Hitit Terra’s bird nest tiles were tested by Afyon Nature Conservation and the 5th Regional Directorate of National Parks and re-designed according to the demand. They now produce 5 different tile designs that accommodate different bird species.
Bird houses are rooted in Turkish history. Back in the times of the Ottoman Empire, people would build elaborate miniature palaces for the birds. Not only did they give animals shelter, they were also believed to grant good deeds to whoever built them.
A product that contributes to the increase of the bird population in cities and villages
In consultation with Vogelbescherming Nederland (Dutch organisation concerning the protection of birds), Klaas Kuiken originally developed “Vogelhuisjesdakpan” (the Birdhouse roof tile); the merge of a basic terracotta roof tile with the archetypal shape of a house. The result is a remarkable product that not only looks good, but also contributes to the increase of the bird population in cities and villages.
Inside the Birdhouse, underneath the roof tile, a carefully designed nesting basket made of wood and bird screen is attached. This nesting basket ensures good ventilation, prevents the birds from moving to other places underneath your roof and makes it really easy to clean the nest after a breeding period.
By installing one or more of these Birdhouse roof tiles, you ensure that birds are provided with a safe place to stay and raise their chicks. Instead of crawling under the rooftiles to build a nest, the birds can now linger in their own cozy cottage.
The ‘birdhouse tiles’ is new and improved! And can be ordered at Colored Roofs
orders@coloredroofs.nl
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Finally got around to using the Merlin Bird iD app on my iPhone this morning. It listens for bird calls and identifies them. Lots of fun and a creative way to use technology. Be interested if others are using it and see what you are finding.
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I tried once an app similar to this Merlin Bird ID… and had the crazy idea to sing to it… hihihi… it came out I was a Eurasian eagle owl…! 
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Wasn’t that the symbol of Hellenic Athens? 
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perhaps one of them, yes… 
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here is a list of some animals:
Rattle snake said hi at my campsite about 5ft away from my hammock 
Got to see a deer up close, like 7ft away in my car, and snhined my flashlight on her eyes, they were mesmerizing, like blurry galexies. Words dnt do it justice.
Orb weaver spider
Praying manitis in sniders web
Coyottee
Owl
Lizards
Scarab Beatles
Many deer, often I had the sense they would show up to tell me if I was going the right direction. Pretty cool.
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how was this? did you feel her energy? didn’t feel fear??
thanks for sharing 
amazing… wonderful
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Snake was chill, let me follow it with flashlight for a few minutes to chart its path into the mountain side.
I wanted to inspect how it moved without any legs, and the sounds it made while moving through the terrain. Its a unique noise.
No fear. For me was powerful omen.
This is pretty rare event at this site for me.
The following day I discovered one of the most beautiful sections of the forest. (Down a road named after a church, very fitting).
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now I understand…
yes.
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Inspired by the moon in capricorn
"At the Cingino Dam, located 7 kilometers (4 miles) southwest of Antrona Schieranco, province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Piedmont, Italy, you will see some Alpine ibexes climbing up its wall.
The Cingino Dam is almost vertical. It is 160 feet high and these wild goats climb almost to the top. This species of goat lives in the European Alps, has split hooves with rubber-like soles. They are exceptional climbers… but watching them climb up this vertical wall is absolutely amazing! Why would they do this?
Their diet, which consists mostly of grass, gives them a huge craving for salt. Coincidentally, the wall of the Cingino Dam in Italy is built of salt-encrusted stones, with the really good, salty stone blocks near the top of the dam. So, to get to these mineral-rich salts, these goats do the seemingly impossible… they climb up a vertical wall."
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Yesterday I had the privilege of watching the sunset in the company of my horses friends.
I saw them from behind and, in the moment to go back, I went near them…
I was afraid because the road there is narrow and they were many!
At one point, the mother horse and her baby walked after me, as if they were saying “go on, keep on”… this energy gave the courage to pass in between two stallions!..
After this, I decided to watch them for a while, and they shared things from their intimacy has never before. I was deeply touched.
At one point I decided to put some music - chose a playlist and this music came…
I think the horses loved it… I surely did!
This was also a HUGE sign for me to start doing one day retreats in Sintra (this place) for children and parents…
whomever reads this… please pray for this!.. I feel it’s going to BE AMAZING…
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