*so many hummingbirds
*two Swainson's hawks perched together on the power poles
*seeing our neighborhood llama

Since we started talking about joy dots here, I've found that I make a point of looking out for the things that always give me joy. For instance, on my drive to and from work, when I cross the river, I always look to see if there are herons or cranes or eagles. I look for hawks on the power poles. I look for cattle egrets in the fields. There's a llama. She always used to be in a field, but she's gotten old and now a lot of the time she's in a pen next to her field behind a house. I call her Rama, and I always look for her when I drive by. Then there are a few prairie dog burrows at the top of my street so I always look at the prairie dogs. And then seeing the neighborhood horses is always a joy dot. And then whatever birds are around in our yard.

I've been really busy at work and haven't been getting as much exercise as I should, but when it cools down a little, I will make a point of going for a walk by the river on my lunch break.
Allison