When I started today a Mourning Cloak butterfly flew down and landed beside me as I sat. He pumped his wings and flew off. I saw so many beautiful sights today, a Brant, many of my all time favorite-Trumpeter Swans, and Red-Necked Grebes. I even managed to sketch the Brant and the swans. I have been sharpening my skills of drawing in the field and taking the results into small painting studies. It has been a bit of a learning curve but I am getting there.
So tonight I say happy fourth of July and sit by the fire with me, listening to frogs and the sounds of fireworks all around.