So, this weekend was fabulous. Not because anything spectacular happened but because nothing happened. It has been quite awhile since I have been able to lay around, read and enjoy 3 consecutive days off. Of course, by mid-day Saturday I was going stir crazy. I went for an hour and half cross country ski around the wetlands at the Audubon. This was slightly longer than I had intended but it was pretty and quiet.
This is a picture from the observation tower on my ski
On the way back, I decided to stop along my transect.
This is a close up of an ice crystal hanging off a squirrel cache.
The sunrise on my walk to the barn Sunday morning
The other highlight from my three days of relaxation was going to a coffee shop. To those of you that live in towns and cities this may not seem like a big deal. For me, the closest coffee shop that has good coffee, food and free internet is almost 30 miles away. I spent a splendid 2 hours enjoying the atmosphere and working on homework. It was so great to just spend a few days recharging and not worrying about much. Every now and then you just need it!
Today, I had to work. The nice thing about today was it was only a kinda-sorta work day. I got to go to Raptor Center down in the cities because the 3 smallest birds were due for a beak trim and Nero had to get his leg looked at again. I got to go down to the clinic and watch how this was done. While we were there, the vet staff brought in several different birds that were going through rehab (which I found all very fascinating and distracting). The good news is the kestrels and screech owl now have nice looking beaks. The bad news is I am probably going to have to deal with crankey birds in the morning. Oh well, I guess I will deal with it then!
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