Richard, that abominable buzzard, awaitin' for the hideous bLLizzard...

Or, one of those stories... ; Or, '...this was an interesting botanical locality...'

; “These symptoms of the times have come under my view quite

accidentally: one who seeks, may, each month or week, collect more.” 
; Margaret Fuller, at 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century' (1845, read via Gutenberg-vers.)

“ '...I should prefer to be my own tenant;... I should like to be at work writing instantly. Ink is my opium, pen my nigger, and he must dig up gold for me. ....'” ; “Letters and morning papers were laid for him to peruse in his dressing room ...Dull comments on stale things. Foreign news. Home news, with the leads on them, identically dull. Behold the effect of journalism: a witty man, sparkling overnight, gets into his pulpit and proses; because he must say something, and he really knows nothing.

Journalists have an excessive overestimate of their influence. ... ” 
; (George Meredith, 1828-1909), cited from Diana of the Crossways, a novel 1885. ; p. 62, 273 (on modern paperback reprint.)

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“Our ability to perceive quality in Nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language. The quality of cranes lies, I think, in this higher gamut, as yet beyond reach of words. ...An epidemic of ditch-digging and land-booming set in. The marsh was gridironed with drainage canals, speckled with new fields and farmsteads.

But crops were poor and beset by frosts, to which the expensive ditches added an aftermath of debt. Farmers moved out. Peat beds dried, shrank, caught fire. Sun-energy of the Pleistocene shrouded the countryside in acrid smoke. No man raised a voice against the waste, only his nose against the smell.

… Government bought land, resettled farmers, plugged ditches wholesale. Slowly the bogs are re-wetting.

...Thus always does history, whether of marsh or market place, end in paradox. The ultimate value in these marshes is wildness, and the crane is wildness incarnate. But all conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.” ; Leopold, (Aldo, 1886-1948.),on 'Marshland Elegy' ; Sand County Almanac. With essays on Conservation. (2001 ed. ; p. 160,163-4)

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“Strange that so few ever come to the woods to see how the pine lives and grows and spires, lifting its evergreen arms to the light-to see its perfect success, but most are content to behold it in the shape of many broad boards brought to market, and deem that its true success! … There is a higher law affecting our relation to pines as well as to men. A pine cut down, a dead pine, is no more a pine than a dead human carcass is a man. Can he who discovered only some of the values of whalebone and whale oil be said to have discovered the true use of the whale? Can he who slays the elephant for his ivory be said to have 'seen the elephant'? These are petty and accidental uses; just as if a stronger race were to kill us in order to make buttons and flageolets of our bones; for everything may serve a lower as well as a higher use. Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine-trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ” ; (Thoreau), on that Chesunook-article. The Maine Woods, (publ. 1864, orig. on y. 1853.)

(As usual, not any combined or coherent issues, topics or perspectives drawn upon to this.) ...But a few viewpoints, hopefully them having adequate smght in common. At least, I think theres often lot unifying between the 'Natures legacy', or the environmentalist view and the so called cultural-'historic' a view. And, I think fx to quite informative that what Borges (Jorge Luis, 1899-1986) writes on his Atlas. ...Esp. I mean to this the following, it from (his) some contemplations of Constantinople; “Carthage is the most notorious example of a defamed culture. We are unable to determine anything about 'The City'. [Flaubert could establish nothing about it] – except its enemies, who were implacable. …In the West ...The sole name to remain with us is that of Suleiman the Magnificent (e solo, in parte, vidi 'l Saladino).” ; (1984., p. 18 ; Istanbul).

; Borges' brief compares or references of the honorable city for that antique center, then continue w. remark of how, at 1980s, the Turkey and its cultural heritage, situated between the Europe and 'East', perhaps were rapidly becoming neglected and forgotten...largely in the manner as that ancient Carthage, on some millenia past.

(...Seems it also remarked that during his latter years Borges was of increasing becoming blind, which the reason Atlas to a book comprises of short, insightfull impressions or contemplates about places, peoples and aspects that had been important for him.) ; I've not any particular familiarity from, but feels to me, Borges' remark holds quite a correct an estimate. And, not much unlike Borges, I also think that much any the glimpses on the historical pasts, or that prevalent cultural 'ballast' we of unavoidably carry alongside, might blur our sight on some specific momentum – And lot of that defamed then avoids from to surface for our apparent notice. So (like Borges), I choose from recall that often even when we imagine ourselves discovering certain facts of that ecological past, when slowly building some complex puzzle to a now established view, recovering smtgh which once was, we might more likely be expansing on our present capacities and not necessary recovering that ecologic past. It probably beh0lds even a greater danger of fallin for admirations and venerations cons. that our 'adopted vision' about the said ecologic history than what meets the eye from a cultural inherintance – Since nobody ever assumed any of the lost pieces, the 'defamed' maybe never, or from rarely, having gained some survival in form of the statues and columns, artistic pieces and artefacts, in short anything to what 'winners' are usually known use to memorize themselves (but not 'their' victims. ) On the expanse of the human 'project', seems there was no an era without some ecological victims.

Often these cultural histories also permit some understanding, or behold a pretext for such troubling issues like how the people might've sometimes been so stoically brutal to slaughter fx numerous amounts wild beasts, even no to any particular reasons from. Not for the trophies fx even, but from senselessly (apparent) adopted blood-thirst due it been from. (Or that what seemingly might first meet the eye). Or, just as constrastively, how them at present might seem now show themselves capable from observing their own surrounding living environment(s), of increasing rapid changin for the less healthy, yet devoid from to take any logical 'balance'-measures, iow from denying to notice there anything comprihensively wrong. Not finding anything objectionable at (their – See, not mine...) present levels of the 'necessities', those present level maximised life-styles, etc. ; Also, basically nothing - even the species lost – aren't from complete forgotten as long as our cultural memory keeps alive some traces, some reminders from them. The whole history of (some) 'species' - or, an ecological range - including its perhaps significant, noticeable, meaningful cultural history in related to human behaviours is (often) lost only when we tend, of lot part consciously, decide so. ...This remarked, mainly because it so relevant cons. the recognized adverse effects already seen to this current climate change era – Ain't it quite assured, that unless we make some effort of conserve and 'protect' the memoir about pasts, the ways-of-live that was, in the soon-to-be-futures there not necessary exist that actual memory from those snowy winters, natural flowery wet-meadows, the experience from skating on ices outdoors, on a lakeside?, ...Or what else alike. (As y ou see, it even not limits for the species or animals, or plants explicately.)

...I say so, 'cause all that is in fact by enfastened rate becoming defamed. (From the cultural as much as from an cological view-points adopted.) From that reason, these criss-crossings of the cultural and eco-historical views adjoined...So w. this, we choose from recall 'more than meets eye', so to say, in explained...

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; However, then of complete different aspects considered: ...The literatures/fiction reminds me of how Ive recently enjoyed quite some of my readings as the pocketeers. Such as these, the pic beside. Apart from not always very best of readings from any lenghtier, multi-page and voluminous book, nowadays (as ever before) is from relative cheap available all kinds good some smaller compact ´pocketables´. (Much of those probably still consist of the rubbish of the day, but most classics, better known or from only little known, tend be available too, via some publisher.) ; Also, I can imagine the modern BOD-printing ('Book on demand', ..though Wikip. only seems feat. as the entry from terms only the POD, perhaps of a minor importance on this...- Aha, now I think I figured that, BOD is the term used about that when ones having the book/copies of printed acc. from demand...supposedly. I-o-w: the former mentioned refers for the aspect, now a custom about, and the latter (POD) for the manufacture ie the process itself...) at least having reduced that paper-waste (...And of recent I fx ran to a book by Louise Erdrich, which said printed on material of recycled papers completely.) So theres some advances and possibilities at those, at least. ...Otherways said; I can think many good reasons from carry alongside a pocketeer, instead of a now usually more fashioned laptops an' the electronic-viewers. Such as: Doesn´t need pluggin in - So you're not dependable on electricity while readin something. Also, has no screen which sometimes of unpleasantly reflects the rays of sun and hampers further the experience from reading from laptop-screen. Paperbacks, the pocket-editions namely, arent too fragile either, so you dont have to worry about droppin em - And if that happens, no big harm, anycase. ...If that gets little wetted not usually any unbearable harm either. When on travel, beside passengers tend usually be less interested about what you´re viewing, so them dont burden you with their glances over the shoulder - At least once they're found out from the cover of book what you are reading. Also, paper-books smell better than laptops. ...Mostly, laptops and electric devices smell somehow suspectable, smthg of between the burned dust and the leathery-jackets. ; However, in the same, guess I´ll have to confess, of course, from owning a laptop too and from reading some my enjoyables on electric format, from occasionally. Being not anyhow against modernities, as you might´ve of misleadingly perhaps established of the preceding said....

; Finally (to mention), if the book happens not just from meet your liking or in case decided it just not from a good candidate to your bookshelf, can easily 'recycle' it, pass it along, as now usually there are some book recycling ´corners´ at places. (Fx a library close to me has some shelf for purpose at their entrance.) Or, alternatively, can just chop it to bits´pieces and fx light up a stove with. However, I dont recommend that, books burn rather poorly. And besides; burning books on piles, such as old Adolf and his ´visioneers´ from that “1000-year-kingdom” did, naturally appears very barbaric [x1]. Such as we may be, very well, aware from. Any society that burns its papers - symbolically or literally - probably only is burning its birthrights. As we may easily learn of the histories from the discussed. You may find this comparison a quite worn out and pathetic one, but I say for the sake that this has it's obvious conclusions. Despite the contrary claim, there´s reasons to paper books to remain with us another thousand years, say. Even if them might be asiding from newer publishing formats. In theory, at the electronic society, it could be possible from erase them all. Not so from the paper-editions and -backs. (And no, I don´t mean the peoples by this mention, but the books, the information. Knowledge is power, and ´defaming´ the usual manner whenever that power was and has been executed. )

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; Note x1; From Barbarian, a definition at 'Universe according to G.K.Chesterton. Dictionary of Mad, Mundane and Metaphysical' reads as: “The enemy of civilization, willfully at war with the principles of which human society has been made possible hitherto; ...who does not believe in modesty in anything. Whatever he does, he overdoes.” (Orig. of the y. 1920.)

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'Land of the free, home of the brave' ; - And then also devoting a few paragraphs our observations on what from/how often is the historical pasts remembered...or not. With the pretext that Borges-cited now seems from permit us to. ; ...Not irrelevant to this, of mention  such significant and lot talked an incident to its times than was the French Revolution (the Great one, 1789s). Meaning by this, that considered from how it was viewed in the 1800s thought and for the later estimates even, any reader becomes soon familiar to its many 'reincarnations' (in texts). Had so wide, enormous impact, actually a pervading influence throughpast that century what followed. - The subsequent then presents a few examples only, for merely (them) are only some toppings of the actual 'cake' about. ; Of course, one could easily trace similar references of most any their contemporary texts. (Said only from to little emphasize this aspect, ...'cause neither text isn't devoted on subject or aims make any larger post-estimates focused on. The Revolutionary era only appears shortly referenced on both text, and in passing.). 
 

So, Margaret Fuller on that above cited pamphlet ('W.i.t.19^thC.'), prerunner to some early feminist writing and thought, famously observes:

“...The French Revolution, that strangely disguised angel, bore witness in favor of Woman, but interpreted her claims no less ignorantly than those of Man. Its idea of happiness did not rise beyond outward enjoyment, unobstructed by the tyranny of others. The title it gave was "citoyen," "citoyenne;" and it is not unimportant to Woman that even this species of equality was awarded her. Before, she could be condemned to perish on the scaffold for treason, not as a citizen, but as a subject.”

...Quite as meaningful, and strict-sighted - while perhaps less exceptionally of those questions about citizens and non-citizens, (their) rights and characteristics of the sexual roles then prevalent - but yet on the socio-cultural importance of the incident and many changes it inaugured, Thoreau writes (1846, [x2]):

“ ...History of French Revolution is, ...an Iliad, indeed... so that when at lenght we are inadvertently reminded of the 'Brest Shipping,' a St.Domingo colony, and that anybody thinks of owning plantations, and simply turning up the soil there, and that...after some years of this revolution, there is a falling off in the importation of sugar, we feel a queer surprise. Had they not sweetened their water with Revolution then? ...that the French peasantry did something beside go without breeches, burn chateaus, get ready knotted cords, and embrace and throttle one another by turns. These things are sometimes hinted at, but...We want not only the background to the picture...”, ...etc., (on 'Thomas Carlyle and His Works')

(; To some explanation, among others, Carlyle (Thomas 1795-1881) had written a book on Revolution. ...Actually T's critique on that lecture/article is rather quite mild,  even that it seems araise also aforth some other Carlyle´s sins, he pays attention on that...Albeit it not the reason it cited. That period of time is, exactly said.)

...Naturally I wouldn't dare from overstate any importance from either these examples remarked - Them are here merely for to guide (anyone's) interests of have a look on said texts and/or their periods of time. Only so, since I think both relative interesting views. ; Both Thoreau and Fuller seem of present perspective (relative) archaic ,literary sophisticated, maybe too somewhat pedant on their words – Yet, both cultivate a notable arsenal from skillful used rhetorics, sometimes more appreciated quality than now. Alongside that, they seem take benefit of typical common romantical imaginery or 'epics' and 'heroics' for inspirations, such as was usual by the time. ; Fuller's said capacities, or her wider 'antique' learning, maybe make her sayings to flourish evenmore on that level - She fx seems make references for “each an' every”, or better say, that at least there are examples from amounts antique fictional and non-fictional classics, anecdotes and other exemplaries mentioned. Alongside those ambiguent ´blessings´ by the Revolution (the ´strangely disguised angel´, as above referred)...To the aids for 'that cause' there are then 'recruited' - via cites or from mention only - such variety auctors and stories like the Seers and Sages, Lawgivers and Prophets, Orpheus and Eurydike, etc. Also, Circe and Sappho, - I think from recall, them as well receive a place, albeit from a few sentences only. Crossus (apparently) wasn't mentioned, but we're not likely from yelp for after...

 Then, also fx Shakspeare's many heroic plays are examined to detail (...She not omits from to mention from his distempt on women, occasionally seen, and also those exceptionally 'opposing' femine character types and their fates on Shakepspeare's plays – such are fx Cordelia and Isabella.) ; Then – from (her) contemporaneous worthies there are fx Emily Plater, J. Q.Adams, Harriet Martineau, George Sand, Mary Wollstonecraft, of course, Fourier, Edgeworth, Sedwick...and, of course, Goethe. And, further likewise gain a mention also some such as Xenofon, and the story about Malinche, the Teutonic an' Scandic pagan-sects, the annexation of the Texas (...app. 1845 - ie by then a recent 'episode'), ...ao, etc. And many others too.

Fuller's writings/activity (fx her essays and literature reviews, not excluding her tragic fate few years after), situate on a time preceding what been seen later as the period that saw birth from an 'established base' from american 'national' culture. Some 'heroic' age itself, one could claim, therefore. Yet, seems it was preceded by perhaps less unambiguent and less cohesive writings centered on fx the questions from nationalitet, from some renowns such as Poe, Fennimore-Cooper. The 1850s saw publication from several such 'iconic' creations of the american fiction, like the Scarlet letter by Hawthorne, Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855), Thoreau's Walden (1852)... And it also an era that seems now - rather descriptively too – also gained favor from termed as a time of the 'antebellum America'. Along the more patriarchal and uniforming demands and formulations that meant shape then emerged national 'ideal', Fuller's voice behalf recognition for the long neglected female rights, along w. what were the obvious contradictions cons. the non-existed social equality, and (it) seems occasionally often read in parallel to some ethnic counter-narratives of the time. (Like Frederick Douglas, or William Apess...amongst others.) ; And seems it noted there also is recognized contradictive views on that 'dominant' identity (white, 'anglo-saxon') or cultures, such as fx is mentioned the Confident Man (novel from 1857, by Melville). Likewise, despite that Thoreau's Walden, fx, seems recognizable from represented a creation by man who belongs and identifies, somewhat strongly, for that 'dominant culture'/class...the books topics and issues characterizing it essentially transcribe the strains that appear quite contradicting for that 'identitet'. Anycase, most above referred also literal, relative well educated personnel, having achieved one way or another, capabilities that permitted them from to transmit their experience...and which was, by varying level, recognized by the time - even whether their view then were on any general level accepted, or not. Yet, therefore any of those also couldn't totally been 'excluded', not of complete asided from that historical 'narrative' (...Which was at this slightly outlined.)

...And soforth, in combined from this, or cons. this historical era and her 'mission' considered, maybe it just quite proper from have all that plenty literatures and references for “mythic”, heroic ages from employed. I only remark so, 'cause the sort rhetorics and loans from antique so characteristic to Fuller's age, that antique forming a 'heritage' that romantique so worshipped, fx. ...Thoreau, while featuring less multitudes that, devotes some his share on that too - There's Vulcanus, Homer, '...the Promethean flames', ...amongst.

And supposin', I only can then notice about these both examples, that what a parlance, what the eloquence there seem existed on their words, that level from flourishing 'heroic' vocabulary, which characteristic for their times too, indeed... ; And even for to mention, that the very content at both also speaks on behalf them to this that much appraised. (Not going to any lenghtier passages on either, though... )

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; Note x2; ...There's an interesting side-mention on the aspect that...I assume/recall that the text seems published at that year (1846). The lecture it practically printed was (apparently) on 1845...But the publisher kept no haste from making it's printing, and actually it said even that T. had to wait for over year until been paid of the article. …Not very much relating to these views, but of interest...
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; Series of views on the Biodiversity, pt II.

; As you may have noticed from begins, also provided a reference from Aldo Leopolds renown environmental writing (...Or, to say more truthfully, devoted some time on his Land ethic mainly, ...Albeit just rather very casually.) I claim of have not too comprehensive familiarity on/from and what follows is then based on few things I gained from...(Actually, maybe only some neat bridge of these romantic period obervances to the modern Nature's conservatist views.) Whatever, however....

; In comparison w. the Thoreau, ao, I yet then noted it remarked at book I read on Leopold, it described Thoreaus main tone, sort of 'feverish' - contra the Leopold's defined for the 'calm'. ...'Guess it not too bad defined itself. (Or at least not any too misleading say so. Certainly there's quite smght feverish at many cases from expressions favored by Thoreau, albeit I also think it from trace itself perhaps more on his times. ...Or for that (his) seek from a 'truer life', than on his attitudes or emotions concerning his ecological views. Or whatever exactly.) ...Leopold's writing merely has/leaves the impression from combination of a didactic and educative - most of the episodes on that Sand County Almanac are wrote on such form that them appear readable for some kind 'lessons'. (Actually he seems mentioned of held some teaching post or chair at an agricultures educational. Or smght like.)

; Seems to me also, of necessary Thoreau's larger distance from our present days makes him automatically less “identifiable” figure. I mean, from some ways, actually hardly imaginable to us presently even - as a person. Since Leopold far closer by time, his early 1900s aren't too distant past. Feels therefore, also that his thinking, that Land Ethic foremost, is more comprehensible some ways, to modern thought. - Lookin' his writings of the 1940s now its quite possible from us to acquire certain resemblance, and certain familiarity to those aspects, them not so distant from fx the 1960s, or 1970s. Some decades that still are in 'common memory'. Not quite so from the Thoreau concerned (His times and ages being some level irrevocably'gone' to us from comprehend.)

Leopold also seems feature for an important figure at an early beginnings from the bird-ringing, (...fx, alongside several other modern ecological conservational practices, from which was notable also at his efforts behalf the cranes early protection/recovery as species.) Seems he also writes much about then ongoing disappearance of the many wilderness species - whose merciless over-hunting, was around the time, early century, recognized. Or at least it started become taken a more significant and important threat as the more favorable attitudes on wildlife were emerging. (On an another instance he fx mentions the year when last cougar left Wisconsin - Dont know about the region, or from its present ecology, or whether them even later been reintroduced, and whether anything like that anymore even would be possible.) But certainly that slaughter from 'natural beasts' was prior until the Leopold's days still very relentless. 
Typical to an 1800s (destructive) manner and the maintained 'way-of-life' appears fx the mentioned boasts by the hunters about of had annihilated complete flocks from the Passenger pigeon, tens of the Deers, comparable amounts waterfowls, or of similarly some fur-bearing animals, sometimes during a single day. Only more recent protection having thereafter brought fx the protected wilderness zones and less destructive attitudes/behaviours - Part due because Leopold's activity on the issue, no doubt.

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; ….Happens that having earlier written a chapter on cranes (Grus) here, now several years ago. (it might've actually been from a bit out-of-date, already perhaps, when it was written, but...view for your own resp. if like, then....) ; So, I then came from acknownledge how different is the impression on any species you might see, to that if you've only read about some. I mean, having wrote that much (or at least quite some bit) about the cranes, I was quite well acquainted about their ecology in general. Little-some also on (their) behavioral habits, the overall character, and even on the separate species there are. (Also, was fx aware of the ancient beliefs and the fact them known/assumed of to have once been even domesticated, and the honorable symbolical importance them seem held from on some ancient cultures, ….plus also the manner them migrate, technique of flight, their natural predators, etc...) 
; Cranes also appear (relative) common here parts of the world, so I fx regularly see those familiar flocks in 'arrow'-shape flying over past at the Spring/Autumn times, with their familiar “Tronks”...(or something like, its bit difficult to describe in alphabet. You might've well heard those sounds, from up the sky.) ; Seems it also noted them were fairly common or at least not exceptional to nest on here latitudes still to some over fifty to couple hundreds y. ago - By the time here still was wider swampy environments enough to their nesting territories maintain, the undisturbed wet-land wildernesses, iow. Anyway, the European crane not one of the more declined species. I've also seen sometimes occasionally them on fields, eating the overwinter grains on around the Spring, usually. (Apart from mentioning that book by Markham, Snake Dance. Journeys beneath the nuclear sky, that this reminded too, think we'd better move on for the actual topic at this. ; The books about of the 2000s, suppose. Guess its rather wellknown, easily available at most libraries, etc. The documentary must be from bit later, not sure as I watch any docs relative little...but I read the book.) 
 

'Cause actually, my particular sighting of the crane was quite exceptional. I was, by the time, on my way towards some local woodlot, past some other conifer-woods, and had just passed over a small field - quite lenghtysome, it reached for the distance both sides of my passed tracks. Some reason I stopped, for a breath or so, glanced beside my shoulder. And there it was, the crane, about some maybe 20 to 30 meters distance, aside from the path I had passed, in the hays of the field, probably it was finding something palatable at the place. I naturally stopped and stared. Like noted, having seen the bird from distance, but not from so close, was quite impressed...And the crane didn't take very much haste or any seeming disturbance at first. Yet, perhaps it then recognized I had paid attention to it, and decided to take the necessary cautions, as it began from start for flight. First very slowly, but then with increasing intensity it took off from the ground and then flew past my admiring eyes, rising upwards the sky. Slowly, with some majestetic gestures (...One might say, actually it was quite some time ago now, so I can't anymore imagine that especielt - But very amazing sight it was from see the bird take for the air, the large wings and a big bird, seen from that near.) Then it flew for to the horizon, in the direction away from that fieldside-cutting at forestry.

; ...Had I been some regular hobbist or bird ornithologist, or smght like, wouldn't perhaps felt so especielt impressions to this particular experience. - But of having recent then wrote those chapters on cranes, I sort of felt that wonderness and amazement from just watching it. ...And this said merely for an reminder of how much a sighting of any real species might affect you. It looked, in my eyes, from outer appearance for a kind of ancient creature, indeed. The head, its large wings - All features reminded by looks of smght very old, perhaps also associating to the now lost old lineages from the bird (Such as the Moas, the Elephant bird.) Or, it's looks had certain resemblance to the Giraffes and Rhinoceros - As some comparably ancient lookin' 'prehistoric' creatures. ; I mean, Leopold not just for the impressions mentions that Pleistocene (ca after 1.5 million y.a. and after...) at his descriptions about the marsh-ecology and cranes. It not for some decoration, as the bird really has an outer appearance to some very ancient specimen, from the distant past as far as the Pliocene-Pleistocene ecological/geological boundary. As ancient, also very alive and very venerating - Something which has existed of times immemorial and what we were increasing in danger of loosin the last remnants, of permanent too...

You have of course, all the freedom believe me or not, but I then strongly also had the experience that that bird happened from be there because of me. Noted it quite coincidentially, though. Had I not glanced beside, might not even had recognized that at all.

But so I thought...and much like the Thoreau says on that Ktaadn (1847); 'The actual Life! ...Contact!', I then sort from exclaimed: Wonderful!, Magnificicent! ... D'Annunciation! ...Not in the symbolical sense, of course, the actual emotional sense, from how I felt, about. As you may imagine I didn't have these kind of impressions at the moment, merely was peacefully observing and wondering on my position, steady and still. But it was yet as great a scene as any...Since that I've seen various birds taking on flight but (perhaps) only ducks succeed had evoken me of slight similar emotional attached, from observing it's take off. (Afraid of heights, guess the reason I take that strong impressions on these high-flying birds...)

As I said that I think it was there by purpose, I really mean – After that Ive also had several encounters seemingly coincidential...Encounters where cranes appear to have turn out all by accidentally, of seemingly. ; ...For example, on the Meredith-book (above cited), theres a couple from Mr and Mrs Crane, some high society aristocrats or some otherways bashful personnel... ; And, similarly, on Orwell's some book, I think, there also an archetypical school-mistress, teacher Crane, maybe wearing all the characteristical clothing, incl; strong beak, gloves, leather-purse, bun even, maybe...or smght like. (And, this also reminding me of the late century american fictionalist, Stephen Crane, 1871-1900. Quite appreciated a 'minor' novelist, his book; Maggie: A girl of the streets (1893) not too bad, esp. considering what might be assumed from the timing given...) You see, there seem to be cranes everywhere... 
 ; Well, these coincidences of course make me rather wary at my impressions from. It now sometime ago...If I only imagined all from that? …Wouldn't matter even so, I felt it very strongly, left me an emotional mark. And the main important issue I wasn't seekin any experience like that, it just took place. Wasnt after that particularly, but living my life, not went there for taking pictures fx. I actually even forgot to reach for my camera at the moment, I was so impressed from... ; Or, put that in other words: Had I lied the whole of it, (I didnt, of course - Dont wish from to condemn my soul to some everlasting trash and filth that manner...) most from my readers wouldnt have much of basis to argumence or to deny my any word. (Except maybe those few, who'd behold bit more especielt and particular acquaintance of the species.) ; And, these said mainly due because an actual natural experiences always remaining very emotional - The very scarcity of those emotions is some from main symptoms about how separate of the real lifes circle our ages are, all networked and full of an exchange, but devoid of the real emotions, largely...And that quite characteristical, as such beings have (we) become.

; ...That about enough from it. (You probably had the idea. Or, how they express that, as the common phrase(?) - had "the whole package". Well, at least I had...even from w. no pancakes, no sugarines provided with.) ; The 'episode' retold here just as it felt fitting to these purposes, (perhaps) was quite inadequately described, but at least 'comprised' for this brief and clear. Oh, how I wish I'd have a language and expression of to translate that to pure mythologics, and for the purest English...

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Now, I'm also finally reminded, just for these occasions, from Thoreau's observances on mentioning various plants an' species from those Maine woods. Of which some we feel very familiar and recognizable, some appear probably, of distant recognizable, from resembling the species that I know from my own surroundings (IOW, I can - about - imagine some comparable species to those here existant.) ...And then are some I've not any too idea about, but actually feel like from quite exotic and exceptional therefore.

; To some examples from former mentioned, ie some that (here) too natively appear (or,) are naturalized contain fx: Red Clover, trifolium pratense, ...Also Cirsium arvense, Solidago gigantea, Ranunculus (.var, many), Menyanthes trifoliata - See the pic beside I earlier photographed on my walks, actually theres most enchating description on Thoreaus texts, while short-some noted, mentions them seen from floating as rafts and on some places having to been by efforts pushed through of those. ...Quite as well, I can also imagine it from had prevailed here too at certain spots similarly in the past, on 1800s... ; Then are fx Blueberry, Vaccacinium myrtilloides, White-tailed deer, Odocoil viginiae (as the introduced species, them appear here), and...Myrica gale, Alnus incana, Vaccacinum vitis-idae, Populus tremuloides (spec. close resembling). ; And, of course Ledum palustre too (Though, it happens, there are several references of the Labrador tea, feels that bit confusing - Possibly the word used to refer for a few other plant, too.)

(But then also is...) those some that I can easily imagine by their appearance, having some very likely resembling species here, or, alternatively (here) seen from some specimens that grow on botanical gardens, and on the parks, maybe. ; Like...Taxus baccata, (sbps.), plus Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii [X3], plus also (fx) 'Paper birch' (betula..) and Quercus rubra...  And; Mountain cinquefoil ie potentilla tridentata, Great round-leaved orchis, and Purple-fringed orchis, Platanthera orbiculata and .grandiflora – Or, I supppose only it from close resembling, from the name of it (P. bifoliata the closest relate I am familiar from), and Canada Mayflower, ie Marianthemum canadense, Monarda punctata, Pyrus americana, Iris versitorium ie Blue flag, Acer saccharium, the Sambucus-spec, (...But those few native examples I now from, only inhabit some scattered, limited protected ranges from....As the Red Elder appearing here as amongst most harmful – even if relative limitedly harmful - weedysome invasive species of bush to these places.) ; ...Beeches, (Fagus spec.)

; ...And then there are some complete 'oddities' to me, at least...some like the Pigeon Woodpecker, Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), Moose-berry, and Viburnum – Though, there seems be of several species from which the Guelder rose also here growing on riverside spots – It still generally (relative) common appearing, and indeed it's berries even are palabtable. …Albeit any other parts from aren't (instead are poisonic). And, has to be noted – along that it's berries aren't even tasty – one might do good of to keep watch from not confusing those w. the similarly bright red, very poisonic berries of the Daphne. (To some apparent difference by the looks, of course, the shrub's (Viburnum) leafs are very recognizably different. But them also tend become eaten away by insects, or from frosts near winter. Itself the Guelder-shrub also grows for a lot larger bush. And actually it looks very impressive at Autumn. On where-ever one then can find those here, anymore... When leafless those bright berries actually truly seem make justice to it's other name, used by Thoreau on text, ie that from the Cranberry tree.) ; ...Of some other berry-bushes T. mentions (and apparently palatable), some like fx a naked viburnum, and then is Cherry-choke (at that 'Chesunook' ; p.105 ) - I have no much an idea about those, while them might resemble slightly. ...About the Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia), I of course hold a very clear idea, tree commonly growing anywhere here, among other places on my backyard, fx ... And, also all these followin' only leave me w. quite as obscure an impression about: Red-trumpet weed, Eupatorium purpureum, Black Ash, fraxinus nigra – albeit might've seen it, someplace ; Pitch pine, pinus rigida, Mud turtle, Chelydna serpentina, American bullfrog, rana catesbana, Striped Squirrel, Rosa Carolina ie Swamp Rose - unkess it bears any resemblance for common forest species of roses, some few spec. here native growing.

- The animal species were perhaps overemphasized on that latter 'section', but them are of course more exceptionally recognizable. Plants of contrastively, are more numerous by the sheer number from. ...Then there is fx mention of the Norway pine, P. resinosa - occasionally it (maybe) apparently means the Scotch Pine, P. sylvestris, ...or not, seems bit confusing to me. Since the latter mentioned most common native growing here, and even though I cant observe what the case actually, whether that the latin name is only the old one and nowadays changed causin that confusion. - But, anyway, that is said from appear rare and uncommon, acc. the text. Anycase, the White pine seems represent/been its common comparable speccies on region from Maine, of which that wide-scale forestry uses built on.

; And whatever else, who cares from being more specific from, this only from since its...quite...interesting. ...Noticeably, the larger variety around those parts of the world, probably, exceeds my variety from species, here locally – plants and animal - about from amount to some half a hundred species plus, maybe. ...Plus more so, if also counted perhaps the mosses and some like ferns (and some alike), etc, ie, ao...

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; Note x3 – As an interesting p-o-w, seems worth mention from...that (like elsewhere of Europes), seems them were been experimentally planted here too, around early last century. But the species then soon were noticed vulnerable on these climatics, so from that was disbanded. (And well so, in time it was...) ; But actually, I think, also from a White Pine, Pinus Strobus, likely, similar forestry economics were shortly considered emerging, w. the identical result. ...But I've seen from the Douglas Fir a few specimen here, cause there are singular trees on a few places at botanical gardens and -parks, still standing. ...It looks for quite boring kind from outer appearance at my eyes, but the tree is also mentioned to be some among most important on commercial forestry use, grows quite fast and for large. ; And - interesting from notice too - actually it (Douglas Fir) seems mentioned from to non-successive tolerant even at those Eastern American ranges (Indeed T. mentions that only by a few, scarce examples from specimen), ...'cause the tree grows at the 'West coastal range' ; Of specific. at the Cordillerian, ie around the Rocky Mountain(s)-area by natively... 

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; So, let's roll...As long as there's anything from to roll on...

 

; ...I mean the snows, (as you might observe, from the beside. Perhaps that is quite impractical outfit for the sports, not suitable on the seasons and weathers here considered.) ;  Happens that this year the snows here arrived about midst or well after the middle Jan. ...'Suppose I don't recall time before, when there had been so scarce of the snow (Unless the last year...). About a week ago, though, it recent poured a few bucketfuls ...and at the moment seasons actually quite good for the skiing. Something like outdoors temperature slight above zero, or few degrees over/below. (Few days ago it was even sunshiny day, and about 5 to 8 degrees minus...)    
(; G.U.J.)

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Pics: ...Of various source, from comics mostly (...Not on to this of too esp. detailed listed.) ; 'Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi', painting by Delacroix (1826) - I 'suppose, on its times, almost as famous than that now better renown 'Revolution of the 1830s' painting... ; 'Pocketeers' (photo) ; (Detail) of that Billy Graham's 'Rhapsody in Red' (former mentioned) ; Bark's view about Circe (Magica de Spell, disguised for...), on some serie (Don't recall the name from that...) ; 'Vampirella and Pendy, from a story at Vampirella-mag.,  1973, by Gonzalez-Flaxman-Loew, (Speak-bubble modified) ; 'Indian girl' (detail, of 'Paper man'-story (Pratt-Manara, 1980s) ; 'Daughter of Shanghai' (detail, from poster of the 1937-movie, feat. Anna Mae Wong) ; Menyathes trifoliata (Bogbean, flower), photo. ; 'Vampi on skis', vampirella-mag, 1973 (Gonzalez-Englehart)

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