Catching up after vacation

I managed to squeeze in a quick vacation before we really get under way with the summer programs. Unfortunately, I really didn’t have time to take a vacation and now I’m trying to catch up.

No fear, however, I’m the Queen of Procrastination! I’m sure I can get a bazillion things done in the next five days. No problemo 🙂 At least I am fortunate enough that I can say I truly love my job. When you love what you’re doing work is easy—even if you do totally overwhelm yourself by taking on too many things.

While I was on vacation (visiting my dad in Oklahoma) I honestly missed the birds and even the volunteers. I felt guilty for leaving for a week at such a critical time but I knew they were all in good hands. I knew everything would go well, and I was right.

Now that I’m back it’s time to finish up the preparations for our International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) celebration and get ready for our first ever road trip with the birds. We’ll be heading to the southeastern corner of Wyoming to do a few programs and participate in Laramie Raptor Refuge’s IMBD event. The birds will be “on the road” for four days and it will be a true test of what they are willing to put up with. Hopefully they go easy on us!

I know it’s not a raptor, but here’s a picture of a Great Blue Heron in Oklahoma. Yep, I was birding while I was fishing 🙂