Untitled (Cockatoo with Watch Faces), c. 1949
Joseph Cornell
One of my favorites from the many bird boxes by Joseph Cornell printed on the book, “A Convergence of Birds”.
"Would the last animal, eating garbage and living on the last scrap of land, his mate dead, would he still forgive you?"
Barry Lopez, Emory Bear Hands’ Birds
"Or maybe what he fears is just the opposite: that nobody is looking; that his death, like his life, is without purpose; that there is neither greater good nor evil—only people living and dying because their bodies function and then do not; that the universe is a rip."
Jonathan Safran Foer, If The Aging Magician Should Begin To Believe
I finished book # 3 today which made me feel extremely satisfied. As I finish more books, the prospect of finishing 20+ books in a year becomes even more plausible. I have some work to do, but I will write about “The Mysterious Benedict Society” when I’m done. For now, here is book # 4 - A Convergence of Birds. I might start on it later today or tomorrow. It really depends on just how lazy I get.
