I arrived in California last Friday, and have been busy both relaxing and exercising on my first leg of my vacation. Lynne should arrive today, which will cheer me immensely, but I am going to be posting even more infrequently than usual. I expect to have lots of pictures for my return, however.

Those pictures may not include as many birds as I had originally hoped. The hawk visiting the back yard here is no longer visiting, and the remaining birds remain too skittish to come bathe while people are present. I have lots of flower shots, however — my father's garden is quite spectacular, and I even missed the blooming season.