Wishing you...

Here is wishing you the happiest of holidays. It is the season when blogging needs takes a back seat to...

spending time with friends (Hugh and Judy Kolo-Rose on the Avon lakefront-2005) and family.

Sometimes it is a difficult balance for those of us who prefer the outside to shopping and wrapping presents. A recent death of a loved one has served notice to me, not to forget that balance.

Remember to enjoy time with family, and cherish your time with people as well as the plants, birds and beauty of nature which we find so comforting. And yes, enjoy those Christmas Bird Counts and the fellow nature enthusiasts we love to visit with each year. It is a bit of a balancing act, but I wish you the love of a family, the kindness of friends, and if at all possible...

your very own Snowy Owl. Merry Christmas friends!