Thank You!

Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes.  The day ended with a lovely chat with Aurora. Certainly made my day. 

I got back on the housework bandwagon yesterday and got caught up with housey stuff yesterday and today. The house is as tidy as it's going to get - at least until after the weekend. We're off camping tomorrow morning. I say camping, it's at a State Park campground, but we're staying in a mini cabin. It basically is one room with two bunkbeds, a small counter and a small fridge. It's not a far walk to the bathrooms. Certainly a lot more comfortable than a tent. It does have electricity, so if it's a little chilly, we can turn on the small heater we bring with us to take the chill off. Outside there is a picnic table and place for a fire. We will take our camping chairs. It's about four and a half hours away, just over the bridge into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan so a bit of a drive. It will be colder up there too. 

I have packed my bag, my new camera, my older camera and a tripod. I'm hoping to be able to try out the new camera and see if I can work the timer and such. We shall see! I've also packed a sketch book in hopes that I can try out some nature journalling while we're outside and a couple of books as well as my kindle. It should - hopefully - be relaxing. There are no plans and no expectations, hopefully just a relaxing weekend away. 

I enjoy going away, but for some reason the getting ready to go away leaves me a bit anxious. I worry about stupid stuff I shouldn't even worry about. The thing is, once we've left the house, it all seems to disappear, and I enjoy the time away. Do you get anxious when you go away or do you prefer just to stay home? 

I think I'm a creature of habit and like the routine - or rather I'm stuck in the routine, and everything feels off when the routine is broken or changed. I always intend to take time away as a chance to break the routine for good, but I always seem to end up sliding right back into it again. Something to think about. 

I do hope everyone has a good weekend. It's a bank holiday for both US and England (though for different reasons) so I hope everyone has a nice long weekend. 

Some spring visitors to the garden - on the left a Baltimore Oriole and the other two are Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.