Taking a deep breath...

After almost six months of enduring an insane schedule, I'm finally at a point where I can sit back and relax, take a deep breath... and find myself again. Right now I'm welcoming some much needed sleep, the feel of the breeze in my hair, and following the moving songs of resident and migrant birds. This is what has been missing in my life lately, the peace of nature. Speaking of which, I have a date at a nature center with two permanently disabled raptors, a Barred owl and a Merlin. I am usually their care giver each Sunday, but I've added Wednesday to the schedule for a while as I ease back into some kind of routine. So, when I return...