Last Wednesday (the 24th) we left on what’s becoming our annual winter trip to Gunflint Lodge in Minnesota. January 28th is Pole’s birthday, so that’s primary reason we make the trip. Unfortunately, we only had a full three days up here, so the whole trip was rushed, and a bit of a disappointment, really. The entire last day — the 28th — was spent driving the 1000 miles from Gunflint (basically the Canadian border) to Chicago. Happy Birthday, Pole.
Monthly Archives: January 2007
new year, little day
For the first day of this new, little-yearless year, we tried to relive the glory of the last day of the last glorious year. In other words, we went to the same place we went to yesterday, the Irving Park Cemetery. We hoped we could see the merlin again, but it wasn’t there, and the only birds we spotted were a flock of ROCK PIGEONS. Earlier, though, Pole saw a MORNING DOVE, and so after only one day, she’s already ahead of me.
A rather drab outing and not worth posting except that it’s the first day of the year. And since this year won’t be crazy compulsive like last year, we’re no longer going to post entries for every bird we see. I’m afraid I’m only crazy compulsive enough to keep the lists up to date. End of transmission.