We celebrated Henry's 2nd birthday on Sunday. After taking Mater for a spin across the top of the cake, skipping the fork and eating handfuls of icing validated Henry's favorable opinion of grandma's cake.
You know you've had cake when you need to take a bath to get it all off.
For sure, Henry liked the cake but, the new cars were clearly his top priority. To Chip the cat's dismay, Henry turned the dining room table into a traffic jam.
But, it was all very exhausting for Chip. He was watching weeks of productive man cub coaching unravel quickly. Finally, he decided there was nothing left to do but have a tall, cold drink.
Per usual, the man cubs were happy to share some peaceful repose from Chip's constant coaching.
We did manage a couple of days of birding around Miami and Fort Myers, picking up these Scaly-breasted Munias.
It's also very helpful when the bird you are looking for lands on the roof of your hotel. In this case, a Mitred Parakeet. The YTD count has edged up to 425. I'm counting on trips to Texas and California this fall to push us to 500.
At Sanibel we managed a quick 3-hour shelling frenzy after locating and digging through one nice vein of shells on the beach. While digging, a storm blew in so we were shelling in a light rain with thunder several miles away. Happily, the wind blew away the biting no-see-ums so, we had that going for us. Most folks were walking around an empty beach picking up nothing or digging for slim pickings in the water. But, if you know what you're looking for, the shells are literally just beneath the beach surface. It's almost as much fun watching folks scavenge through our digging rejects as it is to find the shells. And, it's fun to make a kid's day by giving them some of the shells we find.
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