RI Birdnerd

Today is partly sunny, windy, and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 5/3/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 5/3/26 -- I planted the lantana in a pot and the lady's mantle in the strip herb garden.

EDIT 5/3/26 -- I planted the ice plant in the mauve pot and put it on the old picnic table.

The weather has turned cloudy with howling wind. >_<





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Reducing air pollution has triggered something worse that scientists didn't predict

Scientists have determined that “marine cloud reflectivity,” caused by cleaner air, has dropped by roughly 2.8 percent per decade across the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific.

Together, those regions span about one-seventh of the planet’s surface, making even small changes in brightness significant on a global scale.


A solution-caused problem. O_O Well, that sucks.

This year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about reading as a way of becoming an expert in a given subject. Read Part 1: Introduction to Becoming an Expert, Part 2: Architecture, Part 3: Dance, Part 4: Music, Part 5: Painting, Part 6: Poetry, Part 7: Sculpture.


Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 8: Conflict Resolution

Conflict resolution is a skillset for peacefully sorting out disagreements between people. Individual aspects include body language, communication skills, cooperative decision-making, coping skills, emotional awareness, mediation, negotiation, and problem-solving. The goal is to find a win-win solution, or if that is not possible, at least something that everyone can live with. Sometimes you may identify a need for additional resources, reorganzing things, or other stuff that could take a while to accomplish. Conflict resolution is effective when it diffuses the tension of the moment and identifies at least one practical step toward reducing or avoiding future conflicts over the same issue. It's okay if that takes multiple rounds to fix fully. All people experience conflicts sometimes, but different cultures handle this in different ways. Dreamwidth has no conflict resolution communities per se, but you might explore common_nature, goals_on_dw, or thankfulthursday for a few of its subskills.




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A Day Away Spring/Summer 2026 is now up at the Effingham Magazines page.  :D 3q3q3q!!!  If you live in or plan to visit central Illinois, this is the best guide to events and attractions within daytrip distance of Effingham.