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<\/p>\nA helluva time to get sick. Really sick.<\/p>\n
I simply could not let Christmas go by without wishing my readers a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.<\/p>\n
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I’m not one to collect and label “Christmassy” photos but I thought this Song Sparrow on a frosty perch would serve the purpose. ‘He’s” eating frosty seeds from his frosty perch and of you look carefully you can see some of that frost falling next to his tail.<\/p>\n
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It’s been my long-standing tradition to go shooting on Christmas morning but this year that’s not happening. Two days ago I came down with an extraordinarily nasty bug that has kicked, and continues to kick, my butt. It’s been a very long time since I’ve felt this rotten.<\/p>\n
When I was teaching I used to come down with many of the bugs my students brought into the classroom (teaching is like spending time in a pre-inoculated petri dish) but I haven’t been seriously ill since I retired from the classroom 20 1\/2 years ago. Because of no sleep at all last night due to almost constant coughing and sneezing, I don’t dare drive my pickup the relatively long distance required to reach any of my usual birding locations. Driving on no sleep is asking for trouble.<\/p>\n
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At least it isn’t Covid. And as of this morning my temperature (99.1) is almost back down to normal so I’m hoping the worst is behind me.<\/p>\n
On that note of optimism, I wish all of my readers a merry, and healthy, Christmas.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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A helluva time to get sick. Really sick. (2 photos)<\/p>\n