rescue, repair, retreat…..

Last weekend I lifted my nose from the grindstone just long enough to see that the 

Wildlife Rescue Center at the end of my street was 

hosting an 'open house'.

Sensing this was a rare opportunity (and it was, as this is a yearly event) I drove straight ahead, instead of turning onto my lane……

And my reward was…..

meeting Mister

Barn Owl

and

the largest of it's species,

this Ferruginous Hawk

 Mr. Horned Owl

a Peregrine Falcon

Red-tailed Hawk

Burrowing Owl,

a group of terrifically knowledgable and dedicated volunteers,

and an amazingly talented teenager…

who gave me permission to photograph her sketchbook.

Leaving this place left me feeling uplifted

 and filled with 

Joy

and somehow lighter, richer and secure

in knowing there are much more important things going on in this world

 than my little project