Curious about Stats...

We track stats here on the Blog. Between this Blog, and its predecessor, The Swan's Heart, we've put up 628 posts (counting this one), and attracted almost 241,500 hits. We don't really fuss about those numbers much, but we do check pretty regularly about how many visitors we have day-to-day, what they look for, and where they come from. The stats don't drive what we put here, and we are, as often as not, bemused by what causes our numbers to rise and fall. It very often doesn't make a whole lot of sense.


There are some statistics however, that do just fascinate us. When we look at the cities that visitors come to us from, we can often identify the locales of our "friends" and "acquaintances" around the country and around the world. It is great to know that our Blog "home" is a place where people feel comfortable enough to return again and again, and spend time. There are a few people though, who are such regular visitors that we come to feel like we ought to know who they are... We say, ahh there's "Westminster" or "Riverton" or "Massena." Those are places in the world where we have history. Those people come here almost every single day; regular as the sunrise, but apart from our recognition of the places, we don't have any sense of the people behind those statistics. It is really hard to not wonder -- is that somebody that we might know? Someone who might be a friend, or who might know my family? Why don't they ever stick their heads up and leave a comment -- just say, "hi?" Or, if they are reluctant to show up right out here in person, on the Blog, why don't they drop us an email? That would be wonderful, as well.

So here it is, the official HeronClan invitation/plea -- if you are one of these folks, we'd sure like to "meet" you and finally say, "hello."

Massena
New York

Westminster

Colorado

Denver
Colorado

Riverton

Wyoming

Actually, come to think of it, if you visit here, and don't ever comment, today would be a wonderful time to let us know who you are. We can see your tracks. It would be great to have some sense of who is visiting.

swan