Meet Taffy.

Besides my cabin home in the middle of Indiana corn fields, there is no place on earth that I'd rather be than seaside.

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."      Matthew 10: 29-31

While the nesting pair of bald eagles are the stars of the Summit Lake avian show, there are some other beautiful birds to be enjoyed (and photographed!).

According to the innocent assessment a child I know (not naming any names...), you know someone is OLD when they start watching birds.

Chimpanzees are not native to Kenya.

Always an exciting day on the Gray compound when the baby chicks arrive!

I know, I know, I know...I haven't posted anything on this blog for nearly a week.

The thermometer said 6 degrees when I woke up this morning.  That's cold! 

There is only one road into/out of the Pantanal...the Transpantaneira Highway, a rough dirt road with 140 bridges.