The Cornell Institute of Ornithology sends me "Living Bird," their excellent quarterly magazine. Especially this time of year, it has pages of advertisements for premier birding sites and special tours, designed just picking off those rare "lifer" birds.
On these dull winter days, a nice catalog for daydreaming bird trips to exotic and not-so-exotic places, like Big Bend, Texas (never been there) and southern Arizona (would love to go back.)
Who needs a lazy Carnival Cruise? How about some new dreams, with John's retirement on the horizon? Like searching out the "Seven Sublime Birds from around the World" with a group of bird fanatics.
But just look at these guys. Talk about eye candy for bird lovers!
Life is not complete, until you've seen the South American Horned Screamer. Ha! Anyway, I'm just bird dreaming, on such a winter's day.
Back to reality. Despite all the anticipation and hysteria (or maybe because of it) Seattle got cheated on snow this round. The warm, wet weather is back-- over 50 degrees by Sunday. We go to the symphony again after a long break in our afternoon series. Coffee with Betsy and Paul at the art museum cafe first, our usual routine. I'm looking forward to it.
Have a good weekend.
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