the good, the bad, and the kitty

It seems like last week was years ago. This weekend Ryan and I went to Chicago and in three short days we packed so much in that I hardly remember what happened before Friday. Let’s see… the storm on Tuesday was unpleasant. Wednesday I met a woman with epilepsy who has her service dog at her side. Etcetera etcetera.

I have to say this about Thursday’s photo. Aura, the turkey vulture at the raptor center, posed for me. I was checking on her as usual and took a few shots but they didn’t look very good. I said, “It’s probably too cold for me to be taking pictures anyway, huh?” At that moment she perked up, turned her back to me, and spread her wings. She stayed like that until I took the photo, and then lowered her wings when i was done. I should add that Aura is human imprinted (raised by humans), which is why she’s a resident at the raptor center.

For more photos, check out my Chicago set on Flickr.

Now I feel as though I’ve said too much. Pay attention to the photos!

PS – Sorry for the late post.  I was, as I mentioned, in Chicago all weekend and Ryan and I got stranded in a hotel in Dixon, IL, on Sunday due to the freak snowstorm.  Of course I did not have my computer.