Anne,
I am relatively new to this forum, just since last summer....I found this site as the link to it was on the NJ Duke Farm Eagle cam page. I clicked on it and fell in love with Archer, Beauty, Callidora and my beloved little Jemison. My friend Patrick who lives in Belgium had been following along with me the falcons on the web cam from the cathedral in Brussels near his office at the Congress. I sent him the link to the Rochester cam immediately and every day we watched the adventures of our little fledglings. We were on the edge of our seats when Jemi fell twice and we cried together via gmail over him...Both of us sent donations to help continue the work and to help out with Jemison's care.
I love these falcons and little by little I am starting to feel more at home here yet sometimes I feel a little left out of the loop myself. But I have been posting photos of birds I have seen around my area in NJ and I mean to stay and it is my utmost desire to come to Rochester for the next watcher's weekend. I have friended Carol P, June Summers, Shaky and Jeanne on Facebook.
When I wanted to find out how I could send an additional donation to Jemison's rehabber I called Carol P. and she was so kind to me...we talked quite a while and she directed me to the proper channels to get the money to Jemison's rehabber. So these people are all nice and as all of us in this hurried world busy and I think sometimes that can come off as lack of interest.
But that is not the case....it just comes down to everyone rushing about multi-tasking.
I don't post as much as I would like to myself but I do check in every night and I have read a lot of your great posts.
I am so sorry about the loss of your beloved husband. I know the pain of losing ones you love.
I have lost both parents, a woman who was like my second mother, my aunt and a good friend who was senselessly murdered all in the space of a few years :-(
So hang in there with the forum, I think I can speak for everyone that you are wanted here and that everyone is important.
Light and love to you and all on this forum.

Ginny (falconsforever129)
