Baby On Board
Just a little over two weeks ago, our newest family member arrived. A midnight dash to the hospital, on Tuesday 19th of June, produced a crepuscular Hobby hunting en route (bright nights, of course, approaching the solstice) and this was the last species we saw (because birders note these things) before our daughter, Lyra, was born just 5 hours later, arriving at 5.00 a.m on the dot. Lyra - fresh out of the oven Two days later we got to take her home to meet Kuura, who took to her instantly, as we suspected she would. I took a little bit of parental leave as we adapted to Lyra's arrival and new "schedule". All in all she has been very manageable, sleeping well and feeding well. When awake, she's no bother, curious about everything around her and no crankiness. What should have been a hectic, frazzled chore instead became a near two week blissful combination of relaxing in the continued, record long stretch of hot weather. Taking long...