Well, you all know me after all these years...excessive anthropomorphizing tends to get my hackles up. While I freely admit to AWWW-ing and
ing along with everyone else, I cannot find it in me to feel sorry for Beauty, Archer or Unity because I don't believe they feel sorry for themselves. They're just doing what they do...being peregrines. Look at Ranger & Hunter. They've been together for 10 or 11 (?) years and not a single eyas to show for it. Yet they stay together. They're content with their lives...who am I to second guess them?
Perhaps-no, not perhaps, we WERE-spoiled by so many years of success. I think what we're seeing now is much more common than we realize. I feel very sorry for US that there weren't any fluffballs this year and I have shed quite a few tears over it...but the tears are for ME, not them. This year has...not been a great one for me in many ways. I really really hope there is some...I don't even know what the word would be...resolution seems wrong because there's really no conflict. Beauty drew the territory line and neither has crossed it since that we've seen. Equilibrium maybe? Settling in so they can each succeed? Whatever the right word is, I hope we see it next year. I hope I have more of a chance to bond with Unity next year too.
Meanwhile, I am eternally grateful for having any peregrines to watch. And for finding these peregrines to watch. And the friendships that have come with them. And I do love them all.
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(pacific is 3 hours, not 4...slinking off to work now)
Hmmm...the clock and the time stamp match now...both are on Pacific time...
