Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
June 15, 2022 at 11:11 am
Is that YOUR hand, Dawn??!! Excellent!! How are things today for you? I’m not sure what to say… Just that I’m thinking of you and Bruce.
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June 15, 2022 at 11:14 am
That’s my sister Beth’s hand. I was behind the camera for most of our walk together through Kensington. She and my brother Carl were here for a visit, arranged before we knew about Katie-girl. So they were a big distraction for me during my initial grief. They left today and I’m a bit teary…not unexpected I guess.
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June 15, 2022 at 12:02 pm
Look at that beak!! I cannot imagine the thrill of having, really, a bird in the hand.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:55 pm
It’s pretty surreal.
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June 15, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Oh wow! We have chickadees that come and eat out of your hand but not big birds like this? I was going to say woodpecker but…
Glad you had family over to keep you distracted.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:56 pm
It’s a male red bellied woodpecker.
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June 15, 2022 at 11:38 pm
Woot! I’m smarter than I thought!
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June 15, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Wow! I’m impressed. Glad your sister and her husband were able to spend some time with you.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:56 pm
It was good yo have them here.
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June 15, 2022 at 3:07 pm
Wow! That’s amazing. Thinking of you, and I’m glad you had your sister and her husband there with you for a little while.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:57 pm
It helped a lot to have them visit.
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June 15, 2022 at 3:12 pm
That is pretty awesome. Every time I as much as go into the backyard, the birds scatter. I can’t imagine having a wild bird in my hand. I’ve been thinking about you and praying for you in your loss. Stay strong and remember those times when she made you the center of the universe. Peace.
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June 15, 2022 at 3:13 pm
and that is a red headed woodpecker? I’ve seen one or couple of them in my backyard and at one of the seed feeders. Peace.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:59 pm
Thus is at a park where the birds expect and demand to be fed. Though these red bellied woodpeckers don’t always come down. Lots of times they stay up in the trees and come down for dropped seed after a person moves on.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:20 pm
No Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s amazing…the photo and the bird in the hand.
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June 15, 2022 at 6:59 pm
It’s pretty cool for sure.
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June 15, 2022 at 11:55 pm
Beautiful.
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June 16, 2022 at 9:49 am
Sure was!
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June 16, 2022 at 11:17 am
So wonderful
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