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Happy Birthday

 To me. Took the day off from work, so we could day-trip to South Padre Island.  Walked on the wandering boardwalks over the salt marsh at the Convention Center.  Saw a lot of birds.  It was warm and windy, but the wind didn’t matter.  It was 80 degrees. On the way home, we walked some forest trails at a spot in Harlingen for a contrast in habitats.  We were all set to treat ourselves to grilled filet mignon and lobster tail for dinner, then reconsidered.  We decided to be a little easier on our stomachs today and defer the big meal maybe to tomorrow. Judy was nice to me *all* day, just like she was supposed to be.  It was a good day.  
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Nature

 Henry is fascinated by it. He doesn’t care about the television when we’re watching it.  It makes no difference if we’re watching Football, Survivor Island, or Cops.  He doesn’t care unless we turn to a Nature program.  Then he is engaged. A year ago we took this video of him watching the bird migration.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnCChNGKOJw This week, we watched a program about radioactive wolves.  A team revisited Chernobyl 30 years after the entire area was evacuated.  Wildlife abounds now in the abandoned overgrown cities even though there is still a severe radiation hazard for humans.  It looks like a futuristic apocalyptic movie set.  Hundreds of wolves run wild through the forest that is reclaiming the city streets.  When the wolves come onscreen, Henry gets agitated.  He talks with them when they howl. He got more engaged when we watched a program on mountain lions.  Talking, growling, and barking.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2JMfXjP_c Every time a big cat came on screen, he just couldn’t help himself.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdr76f9aIqQ We couldn’t hear the narrative.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnL3apyskM Finally, we had to make him leave the room so we could finish the program.