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The thrush greeting the morning;
the little bluebirds in their hot box;
the salty talk of the wren,
then the deep cup of the hour of silence â¦â
â âGratitudeâ by Mary Oliver
Before sunrise, when there is barely a hint of light coming through the trees, a cardinal begins to sing those sharp, clear, repetitive whistles âwoit woit woit chew-chew-chew-chew-chew.â Almost immediately a second one responds. These two birds crowd center stage as they act like an avian alarm clock, for soon they are joined by others ⦠whistling, singing, chirping, clucking.
From the field by the small pond, tree swallows chitter, bluebirds burble, the blackbird teeeews. Then the smallest of them, hidden in among the forsythia tangle by the barn, opens his beak and tosses out his long, rattly song described in Arthur Cleveland Bentâs âLife Histories of North American Birdsâ as âa burst of melody, a rather loud, hurried, strenuous, bubbling outpou
Boxing Day: Do you know what it is?
December 27, 2014
GERMANY (eTN) – Today is Boxing Day. But for us in Germany, it is the second Christmas Day, and in many European countries, such as Switzerland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, and those in Scandinavia, December 26 is celebrated as the Second Christmas Day. The Italians call it Santo Stefano.
But in Great Britain and the British Commonwealth, today is Boxing Day. No, not Christmas day, but Boxing Day, but why is that? Things are different in the UK.
A friend living in the United Kingdom thought when moving to England one has to go to a boxing event… but whose? Your in-laws? Your landlord? Your boss?
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