Birds of a Feather

This weekend was Gerald's 27th birthday. To celebrate, we woke up at 3am to leave for Mio (2 1/2 hours south) for a Kirtland Warbler tour. The Kirtland Warbler is an endangered bird that is very particular about where it nests. It will only nest in 5-8 foot jackpines that grew due to forest fires. Because of such specificality, there are 10s of thousands of acres in central Michigan that are preserved just for this bird which ONLY nests in Michigan. We made it down at 7am and with two other couples (one which traveled from Florida just to see this bird) and a guide, we quietly and patiently went searching. It was quite an exciting moment hearing them call and actually getting a picture! Luna made a few noises but that seemed to entice the bird to show himself, so she was quite the helper! Gerald was pretty excited to chalk that one on his "life list" of birds.

The second photo, I took through a scope lens.

Summer is finally coming upon us! Well, in the fact that I began working this last week. It will be my third season at the Grille. Best food in town! The weather hasn't warmed up much, just about mid-50s, maybe 60s on a good day. It's not helping get those tourists up here. But its nice to have a little extra cash in my pocket. I'm only working about 3 nights a week, like last year.Gerald is currently staying at home with Luna until his national registry for EMS comes through. It can take about a month. I look forward to getting back into a routine (as in Gerald working and me staying at home with my girl!!). I would rather be poor than miss my baby grow up, even if its just for a day! :)

Now for some rest and relaxation!