LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH--WALK FOR PEACE IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

THIS IS PART OF A "BELLS RINGING FOR PEACE WALK" THAT OUR PAX CHRISTI GROUP OF THE HUDSON VALLEY DID ON THE POUGHKEEPSIE "WALKAWAY BRIDGE" ON SATURDAY, SEPT 18, 2010

IT WAS ORGANIZED BY PAX CHRISTI OF THE HUDSON VALLEY, WITH THE EFFORTS OF DOUG AND MARTHA MARTIN AND GILBERTO CINTRON...THIS "HUDSON RIVER BIRDER" WAS THE VIDEOGRAPHER..

ENJOY!!



PEACE BELLS OVER THE HUDSON

"THE MARVELOUS MARTINS PLAYING A PEACE MEDLEY AT THE SEPT 18TH, 2010 "BELLS FOR PEACE WALK ON THE POUGKEEPSIE WALKAWAY BRIDGE"

FALL MIGRATION AND RESPECT AND LOVE FOR OUR WORLD

The Hudson River Birder and niece Jayne Christine at Muir Woods

On the weekend of October 1-3  I have a workshop for birders and nature lovers here at the Mount.  Below is the way I have announced it in our brochure here at Mt. St. Alphonsus:

FALL MIGRATION AND AND RESPECT AND LOVE FOR OUR WORLD

(A weekend for lovers of birds, butterflies, trees flowers etc, etc and nature lovers at “The Mount”)

Oct 1-3, 2010

Saturday Program: (begins at 9 am ). At the height of “Fall Bird Migration” Fr. Tom Martín Deely invites nature and bird enthusiasts to spend a very active weekend walking the length and breadth of Mt. St. Alphonsus´s 412 Hudson River property. Besides indentifying by ear and sight the various migrating birds, butterflies, raptors etc., we will visit some interesting ecological and historical sites on our propery: the old wine cellar, the 18th century Smith Cemetery, an indigenous site, the “Ancient Oak and Purple Beech on the old Pell Farm. As we walk and explore there will be moments of both private and group prayer and reflection . Participants must be prepared to do some good walking. Bring your bird, tree, butterfly books blocker, repellent and your Bible, Koran and reflective journals. Mr. Brian McPhillips, long time Central Park Birder and naturalist and Mr. Rusty Johnson, falconer, Amazon Tour Guide and author “The Twilight of the Wild “ will accompany the group along with Fr. Tom Martín Deely

Sunday Program: . After Sunday Breakfast at 8am, as we “walk, bird, discover and talk” Fr. Deely will share an ecological perspective from the Roman Catholic tradition. Others will be invited to share their perspective on nature and the environment from Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or their own personal perspectives. Also on Sunday Morning just before lunch there will be an interfaith worship and praise service somewhere on the property.

Cost: Full Weekend (including Friday night)= $180

Weekend (minus Friday night) = $140

Saturday/Sunday with lunch (commuters) = $70

Saturday or Sunday with lunch (commuters) = $35

EAGLE'S NEST FALLS AT EMERALD BAY -WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE

Pardon me!  Here at Eagle's Falls on Emerald Bay on the west shore of Lake Tahoe I had gotten two much sun.  And, silly as my look appears, it was my 71st birthday and I wasam experiencing a GREAT JOY and and even greater GRATITUDE for the gift of  MY LIFE and also for the GIFT OF ALL LIFE.  I do hope that all strife, wars, greed, injustice, selfishnesss, ingratitude and all kinds of behaviour that do not reflect the CREATOR'S LOVE FOR US AND GOODNESS IN US come to and end in the near future......I have a ministry in the local jail here in Kingston, NY.   A phrase that came to me  recently, and it is something I share with the inmates when they share with me their sorrow, shame and sadness for the mistakes they have made and the people they have hurt.  I say, Just say this little prayer: LORD, TURN MY SHAME AND REPENTANCE INTO HOPE!

Your friend,

Tom  Deely

The "Hudson River Birder"

HUDSON RIVER BIRDER ON LAKE TAHOE

Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long & 12 miles wide.  The lake  is the 2nd deepest lake in US @ 1645 ft. with Crater Lake in Oregon the deepest @ 1949 ft.3.  Its average surface elevation is 6225 above sea level.   Its surface area is 191 miles And the highest peak above Lake Tahoe is Freel Peak @ 10891 ft.....

IT IS  75 MILES TO DRIVE AROUND IT. WE VISITED EMERALD FALLS WHERE I MUST HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE BEAUTIFUL STELLAR JAY.

THIS HUDSON RIVER BIRDER AND FAMILY AT "MUIR WOODS" CALIFORNIA

DAN AND COLIN WALKING ALONG LAKE TAHOE

APPROACHING LAKE TAHOE

THE HUDSON RIVER "BIRDER'S BROTHERS"

McDermott--Deely Lake Tahoe Walk

The Deely--McDermott Reunion at Lake Tahoe

THE HUDSON RIVER BIRDER AND HIS BROTHER JOHN

THE BERKELEY FLOWERS LOOK AT THE "BERKELEY PEOPLE"

HEY !!!!  IS THAT A "FLOWER CHILD" APPROACHING US??

BERKELEY CA--- SEEN BY THEIR FLOWERS

Berkeley flowers "look at" their city.  I thought that, just as my brothers and I look and enjoy the beautiful trees, shrubs and abundant flowers of this great town (city?) of Berkeley CA, that the flowers themselves enjoy us who are "enjoying them".  So I have been trying to take some pictures of the town from the "flowers' very own point of view".

BERKELEY CA--CITY OF TREES, SHRUBS AND FLOWERS

THE "HUDSON RIVER BIRDER'...WITH THE "MARTINEZ BIRDER"

MY FRIEND PETE

AND I ON A DAY AT POINT REYES

BIRDING IN MARIN COUNTY--"POINT REYES"

Today I spent the entire day with my friend, Pete White, birding at Point Reyes, Bolinas Lagune and Nicasio Reservoir north of San Francisco.  This is the list :

 Common Murre, Common Loon, Pacific Loon, Western Grebe, Western Gull, Harlequin Duck, Double Crested Comorant, Brand's Comorant, Pacific Comorant, Long Billed Curlew, Willet, Caspian Tern, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Canada Goose, Pigeon Guillemot, Black Oyster Catcher, Brown Pellican, Pacific Flycatcher, Scrub Jay, Stellar Jay, Wrentit, Bushtit, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee,  Starlings, Savannah Sparrow, White Crowned Sparrow, Swainson Thrush, Berwick Wren, House Finch, House Finch, Purple Finch, Goldfinch, Acorn Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Violet Green Swallow, Red Winged Blackbird,  Chestnut Hooded Chickadee, Black Phoebe, Pine Siskin, Oregon Junco, Black Headed Grosbeack, California Quail, Red Tailed Hawk, Red Shouldered Hawk, White Tailed Kite, Wilson Warbler, Orange Crowned Warbler, ELEPHANT SEAL...Say Sparrow, Allen's Hummingbird, Ana's Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture, Turkey, Common Raven and Warbling Vireo.

   Pete and I spent from 7 am until 5 pm.  Pete told me that the fog tends to stay over the San Francisco Bay area until the sun becomes strong in the early afternoon .  So for this reason we stayed at Nicasio Reservoir and Bolinas Lagoon in the AM.  Then in the afternoon we headed towards the cliffs of Point Reyes which are truly marvelous.  I place here the two species that most impressed me which are the Acorn Woodpecker which truly does have the appearance of a "clown" and the Violet Green Swallow.

Volunteer Work Crews at The Mount

KENNY, DIEDRE AND THE FAMILY HELPING FAITH FORMATION DAY

HISPANIC FAMILIES OF ULSTER COUNTY