This afternoon I spotted a handsome hawk on a low-hanging branch in the 4800 block of Washington. The hawk was perched not more than ten feet off the ground, where it remained for quite some time before flying off. Spotting hawks in the neighborhood has become almost commonplace, however seeing one this close and seemingly curious about the human activity below, provided a welcome reminder of the beauty of nature around us.
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02/05/2013
Taking it all in
This afternoon I spotted a handsome hawk on a low-hanging branch in the 4800 block of Washington. The hawk was perched not more than ten feet off the ground, where it remained for quite some time before flying off. Spotting hawks in the neighborhood has become almost commonplace, however seeing one this close and seemingly curious about the human activity below, provided a welcome reminder of the beauty of nature around us.
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Happenings This Week
- Shakespeare Festival's "Twelfth Night" opens in Forest Park
8 p.m. 5/24-6/16, every night but Tues.,directed by Executive Director Rick Dildine, preshow entertainment 6:30, free event, Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park. - Ivy Hill Sidewalk Sale Memorial Day Weekend
Fri. to Mon. 50 to 75% off previous spring & summer season items, 304 N. Euclid. - Lari Pittman: "A Decorated Chronology" opens at CAM Fri.
7 to 9 p.m. first survey of work by preeminent LA painter, Artist Talk Sat. 11 a.m., until 8/11; Finnish contemporary artist and documentary filmmaker Mika Taanila, "Tomorrow's New Dawn," 3750 Washington. - "Many Trees, But No Shade" in Forest Park Fri.
1 p.m., meet at Kerth Fountain, questions: (Julie Anderson (314) 932-5950. - "Celebration" by Lore Bert & "Stillness" by Mary Joan Waid at Atrium Gallery
On view until 7/31, 4814 Washington. - "Variations" at Philip Slein Gallery
Work by NY artists Stephen Ellis, Arnold Helbling, Valerie Jaudon, until 6/29, 4735 McPherson. - Jun Kuneko's ceramics on view at Duane Reed Gallery
4729 McPherson. - "Talking Heads" at Actors Studio
5/17 to 5/26, by Alan Bennett, High Tea/Supper with cast 5/26, $75, tickets for performance, $30, ticketmaster or (314) 458-2978, 358 N. Boyle.
Happening later or continuing
- Dates for Friends of STL Village events
Open Houses from 4-6 on 5/29, 6/26, & 7/31 at Bar Italia, 13 Maryland Plaza. rsvp to Sondra (sbertz2327@gmail.com).
While I was taking my dog for a walk yesterday on Maryland, I stopped to watch a hawk soar above us for several minutes. I wondered what it's view looked like.
Posted by: Elizabeth | 02/06/2013 at 09:14 AM