Morning watch 9-11-11
By Rochester falcon watcher MAK
I dedicate this watch report to the victims,their families and the rescuers of 9-11.
I am a bit scattered this morning for many reasons but I do know I saw falcons on my watch. It took 40 minutes to finally spot Beauty flying up to the nestbox. Donna texted me to say that they were both up there(Thank you D). I went to Aqueduct St. and watched first Archer fly out followed by Beauty. They both flew north so I drove over to the FCT where I found one of them on the second arm east side.
This is where my eyes and brain played tricks with me. At first it looked like Archer then it looked like Beauty but when it flew off it looked like Archer again. I’m so confused! lol It walked to the inside of the arm to perch and this is when it looked like the Beautyful one to me. You be the judge!
Soon after it flew off and as I drove down Fitzhugh St. I watched it chasing a crow in between buildings really fast over top of me and then down Main St. the crow squawking the whole time. It was fantastic to see. I lost them behind buildings and then I spotted someone on Widows Walk. Maybe Beauty,maybe Archer…your guess is as good as mine on this day!
So there you have it folks! I know I could have done a better job on this report but I am pressed for time and my head just isn’t with it today! Keep smiling and NEVER FORGET!
September 11th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Watching this all over again brings tears to my eyes. To think of what they must have gone through and to realize that there was no hope in surviving and then for some 200 people to make the decision to jump is just so unfathomable. I have listened to some tapes, watched the buildings collapse, saw the horror on the faces of those below. How could this have happened. How could strangers come upon us and cause such a catastrophic destruction on a city and its people.
It doesn’t bother me in the least when I have to go through a check point and be scanned. Why would we complain because we need to be protected from outside forces that hate us and wish us dead.
There are so many who did heroic deeds that day. Too many to count. The ones who gave their life saving others. The ones who never made it out and the ones that did. The families bringing up their children with out a parent or parents who will never hear their childs voice again. The brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends who were lost or left behind.
I pray that some day there will be a peace. That one day we will have leadership that will be able to bring together the very nations that are so far apart now. Until then we must have diligence and be aware of everything around us. Not live in fear but know what is going on in our own backyard.
We can not erase what has happened. We must remember so that it cannot happen again…
We are Americans and that alone is our greatest attribute….