Lots of small, good things have happened too. More tangible everyday things, like finally sitting down after all the excitement and starting to write my third paper (almost 50% done with a rough and highly imperfect first draft), getting exciting new data from collaborators, and even the seemingly mundane process of re-reading a paper for the --> nth time and learning something new from it. And in between, Ben and I have been enjoying the long, cool spring Houston has been blessed with this year. After several weeks of anomalously hot weather (daytime temperatures in the mid 80s) in January, the temperature didn't continue to steadily ramp up to the usual high 80s - low 90s I've grown accustomed to in late April. Instead we've had a serious of pretty cold cold fronts that blew in temperatures (even in the 40s), alternating with warmer days. It's been kind of nice actually. At heart I'm a northern soul and the cold invigorates me.
Some cool things seen and photographed since March:
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| Savannah sparrows in a yucca plant at Brazoria NWR. |
Got really close to a pileated woodpecker at Bear Creek Park:
The equestrian trail was beautifully overgrown and devoid of horses or people.
A hooded warbler came really close to us, but as usual, only fleetingly.
Wild garlic bursting forth.
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