Tomorrow I leave for an expedition to the tiny border town of Del Rio. There I will visit my Bro, is wife and the new Little One. New life is especially exciting when it's born to a caring person/couple whose existence is rocked beyond belief that this Small Miracle is theirs for the caretaking.
Husband, D-Man and I have enjoyed some Skype action with them, but I haven't held her or burped her or done any of the baby things that are only delicious with the newness of an infant. I can't wait. She's truly the reason for my trip, but while I'm out there...
The local Audubon Goddess is providing me with some excellent field guides to the birds in that part of Texas. Despite my current position in communications, my background is environmental science, and Audubon has been part of my life for many moons. So I am psyched beyond belief about the new feathered friends I may find during my excursion to this very different terrain.
Bro purchased a tiny boat that is used for quiet water adventures in Lake Amistad, where I'm sure to enjoy duck species that we might not have here in SW Florida. Thank goodness he has the rules down pat with me: NO FREAKING SHOOTING while I'm there. I'll just avoid that conversation and the one about border patrol and we'll be just fine.
I'm awfully proud of him and his wife as loving new parents and as the human beings they are on their own. That said, maybe they'll be kind enough to let me borrow their internet connection to share some photos through Wednesday on Gropius. Note: I am banned from posting pictures of the Little One, perhaps to your delight.
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Hope you enjoy your trip - I've never been to Del Rio & will look forward to seeing your pics! Thank you for visiting my blog - for obvious reasons (technophobia) I had some trouble navigating to your site, but finally found it and am glad I did! -Diane
Del Rio sounds very romantic :) Enjoy your trip and Happy Birthday to the newborn hehe
Have a safe trip! Beware of catching "baby fever"!
Your upcoming trip sounds like it will be amazing. The birding thing caught my attention--I recently heard this NPR feature with an autor who wrote a book called Life List about a really prominent birder (?)they are called "birders," right?) Phoebe something-or-other and the book sounded really interesting, like birding could really be an intense adventure sport. Who knew?
I caught up on a couple posts I somehow missed...so sorry about the IM thing...I don't do well with IM, either--I tend to avoid it. Maybe you can still patch things up with LLF?
Have a wonderful trip! Enjoy the baby while he's a baby. They grow up awfully fast.
If you have time, go down to Santa Ana NWR. It's a very good birding spot. Meanwhile I hope you see a vermillion flycatcher(Del Rio was the first place we ever saw one), and a roadrunner, and a great kiskadee, and a gold fronted woodpecker, and - - - Gosh. Wish I was birding there right now.
Cynthia, those birders mean business. They are serious indeed with their bird lists! Glad you found Gropiys, Diane. And Ken, wish you were with me. Julia, I am thankful to be going to Del Rio indeed, but romance may be at least 7997 miles from it. Finally, PLRH, baby feaver...ha...hahahaha.
Well, I'll have to be content with some extraordinary bird photos then. I DO hope you'll share.
Congrats to the new parents...and remind me of that lovely newborn-baby smell.....sigh....
I hope you have a wonderful time! I am so enjoying birds now. We put bird feeders in our backyard this year and I had no idea how much I would enjoy it!!
I had to buy my son a bird book because he loves it even more than I do!
WTF? NO BABY PICS? I want my money back!
Hope you're having a wonderful time and that the fog lifted enough for your boating/birding expedition. MISS YOU!!! r.l.
Burping babies via Skype is MUCH cleaner than doing it in person. I much prefer it.
Enjoy your trip! With maybe just a LITTLE shooting.
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