Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Coraciiformes - Meropidae - Merops philippinus (Berek-berek Zaitun Asia/Beberek Ekor Biru)

Elegant, slender bird of open country, frequently seen in flight or perched on exposed snags or telephone wires. Adult green overall, with blue tail, thin black mask, and rufous throat; bright rufous underwings visible in flight. Juvenile similar but paler, with tannish throat and shorter tail, lacking the adult's elongated central tail feathers. Flying bird has distinctive shape, with broad, sharply pointed wings, long tail, and long bill. Nests colonially in sandbanks. Voice a sweet, clipped “cheer-it,” sometimes given in series.

(eBird)

Life cycle

* Heaven's reason - the natural way is to reduce what' abundant, increase what's in need *

- do what's needful without claim and superiority -

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Coraciiformes - Meropidae - Merops philippinus (Beberek Ekor Biru)

Elegant, slender bird of open country, frequently seen in flight or perched on exposed snags or telephone wires. Adult green overall, with blue tail, thin black mask, and rufous throat; bright rufous underwings visible in flight. Juvenile similar but paler, with tannish throat and shorter tail, lacking the adult's elongated central tail feathers. Flying bird has distinctive shape, with broad, sharply pointed wings, long tail, and long bill. Nests colonially in sandbanks. Voice a sweet, clipped “cheer-it,” sometimes given in series.

(eBird)

Tireless, on the flight, sweet sound of success that goes bpup, bpup bpup

 

* Troubles in merit - avoid display and excess

- do not show off - 

 

To cherish oneself

The people not are afraid of the dreadful,

the great dreadful will come, indeed!

Do not render narrow their place where they dwell.

Do not make wearisome their place where they live.

Now only when not they are made wearisome,

thereby not they are wearisome.

Therefore the holy man himself knows,

not himself he regards.

Himself cherishes not himself he treasures.

Therefore he discards the latter

chooses the former.

 

Returning to simplicity

 

[Who] knows his manhood,

[and] keeps his womanhood,

becomes the world's valley.

Being the world's valley,

the eternal virtue not departs.

He reverts [and] returns to [the state of] an infant child.

[Who] knows his whiteness, 

[and] keeps his blackness,

becomes the world's model.

Being the world's model,

the eternal virtue not is faulty.

He reverts [and] returns to

The unlimited.

[Who] knows his glory, [and] keeps his shame,

becomes the world's vale.

being the world's vale,

the eternal virtue then suffices.

He reverts [and] returns to simplicity.

Simplicity being scattered,

he then will make vessels [of usefulness].

The holy man utilising them,

then will make [them] officers [and] chiefs.

Therefore a great administration does not injure [cut, hurt].

Dream

Reality ... where dreams are too

 

In this world of dreams,

drifting off still more;

and once again speaking

and dreaming of dreams.

Just let it be.

Ryokan

(1757-1831)

down but hardly scarred

up there, down here

mist of breath

warmth of the wet

the muddy, the damp.

Demon of a noise

Demon of a noise, but nothing ails

the mind with brainsong

goes far and deep.

Full frame

Full frame

Not runneth over

But enough

More than enough.

 

Moment of differences

Bird moment:
Moment of differences,
of acceptance,
Celebrating senses.

A break, a pause

Bird moment:
A break, a pause
A non-existent
To regain original self.

Yet, is natural conduct

Bird tale:
Yet, is natural conduct
if living is not by code or order,
Tao of living.

"Everything has its time ...."

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“Everything has its time.  Then it must move aside for the next stage.  The Tao is creative and relentless.  The circle goes on.  It cannot be resisted.”

"i thank You God ...."

i thank You God for most this amazing

day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees

and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything

which is natural which is infinite which is yes ….

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