The 14 foot elusive bird

[gurdonark]

One of my favorite "rumour converted into news" stories this month has been the reports of sightings of a huge bird flying over southwestern Alaska which looks like a small plane. Alaskans interviewed for the piece who had seen the bird reported that their immediate reaction was "get the kids inside!". Apparently, there is a Stellar's Eagle native to that region which can have an 8 foot wingspan, but Cessna-esque birds strain the belief systems of the scientists. I'm amused that I have a position on this, but I hope that there is some new species of monstrously sized bird, hovering in the Alaskan clouds, never to be captured, always to be hovering, watchful of everything below. Did I mention my theory that there is intelligent life at the bottom of the sea?

I'll bet most of us have some 14-foot wingspan bird hovering in the back of our consciousness someplace. By this I mean we all have a huge, elusive incredible sighting we'd like to make in our own life. In particular, one's Alaskan bird is something really cool one would like to see, but which is neither a necessity nor a material goal--just a quirky little thing flying on the horizon, illuminated by the sunset. In my life, for instance, writing a book which I self-publish and then get people to buy a hundred or two copies (my chess booklet having peaked out around 70 or so) is a huge, elusive Alaskan bird of my inner psyche. I don't know if I'll ever confirm it happened, but I spot it, floating in mid-air, once in a while, tantalizing me to discover it.

What is your 14-foot elusive bird?

Comments

[microbie.livejournal.com]

The bacteria known only as SAR-11. Its DNA has been detected in oceans (surface and deep water, tropics to poles) around the world, making it the most widely distributed organism on the planet. However, no one has been able to isolate it in a laboratory culture.

[theodicy.livejournal.com]

Writing a novel, writing a book of poetry, making a quilt, learning to play the violin. Oh, and painting.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Cool! and what a great thing to know :)

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I'd love to do all those things, except I'd like to do quilting very much and violin not so much at all!

[laruth.livejournal.com]

Be able to take the dogs at the RSPCA for a walk!

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Now that's a cool one! I like that one a lot.