Golden Oldies...

I apologize for being M.I.A. lately, I've been out and about doing Short-eared Owl and Northern Harrier surveys and trying to catch up on some "home tasks" that have been nagging away at me... 

For example, I've been meaning to scan my old hard copy, pre-digital photographs into my computer for years.  I figure if I scan just a few every day, I might be done by the time I die.  My fears of having the originals get destroyed without having backups makes me feel kind of ooky and makes it clear to me that I have fully moved into the digital age, despite my lacking a smart phone...

While I wish I could say that I've been birding since I was a wee chitlin', I actually didn't become a full-blown bird nerd until my mid-twenties.  But I can say that I've always loved critters, whether furred or feathered, and have always found joy in animals, be them wild or domestic.  If you ask me, being more comfortable with animals than people is a classic sign of a future nerd.  Here are a couple of "prophecy shots" from memory lane that I couldn't help but share...

And this one is especially for Jen, the Florida/early 90's/fanny-pack/macaw parallel is just too uncanny...I am still laughing out loud...

 

Thanks for joining me in a little reminiscing, I promise the next post will be more current!