{"id":184,"date":"2011-02-15T01:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=184"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:04:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:04:19","slug":"whats-not-to-love-about-this-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=184","title":{"rendered":"What’s not to love about this man?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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He’s handsome, smart, likes birds, has that incredibly cute accent, not to mention the humungous camera lens…<\/p>\n

(which, btw MevetS<\/a>, he handholds!)<\/p>\n

Besides the avant-garde fashion sense (look at that blue jacket!) he’s also, clearly, very brave. I imagine him to be risking life and limb to photograph Harlequins out at the end of the Barnegat jetty, don’t you?<\/p>\n

Have I mentioned that he’s just published a book? And a book about birds, no less!<\/p>\n

(swooning)<\/p>\n

My momentary infatuation is directed towards Richard Crossley and his Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds<\/a>. I’m planning to spend this Valentine’s evening curled up with it by candlelight, maybe with a glass of wine. <\/p>\n

Like with all tender new love, all I can say is, “Wow!”<\/p>\n

and,<\/p>\n

“He’s sees birds just like I do!”<\/p>\n

and,<\/p>\n

“Where has this field guide been all my life?”<\/p>\n

and,<\/p>\n

“Gosh… it’s so sexy when he uses alpha codes<\/a>!”<\/p>\n

; )<\/p>\n

It really is a cool guide; his approach is unconventional and that’s exactly what excites me most about it. I’ve not ever been one to rely on a field guide. I collect them, yes. But use them? Hardly. <\/p>\n

This is a book I want to spend time with and get to know better. I think Richard Crossley can make me a better birder.<\/p>\n

*Please note that, while Princeton University Press has kindly provided me with a free copy of The Crossley ID Guide to review, this is not my proper review. I promise to do that once I’m over the puppy-dog stage of love and can see things more clearly.<\/i><\/p>\n

**Please also note that I have no personal relationship with Mr. Crossley, nor do I desire such. There was a brief interaction at the Cape May Hawkwatch this fall involving the ID of a sparrow, however. I am happy to report that Mr. Crossley did not laugh me off the platform at that encounter.<\/i><\/p>\n

(Imagine the pressure of having THE RICHARD CROSSLEY toss a roadkill sparrow your way and demand that you ID it, in hand, before he’ll even make eye contact with you.)<\/p>\n

Thanks for that experience Wren<\/a>!<\/p>\n