I left Arizona on July 26th.  That happens to be my sister’s birthday.  In all the hurry, I forgot to call her.  Oops.

Since then, I’ve been to Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.  I’ve posted about my trip to the MacCready Reserve already, but I’ve got much more to tell you about.  If you’re lucky, I’ll get it up before I’ve forgotten most of the details.

I head back to Arizona this week.  As wonderful as it’s been to see friends and (some) family and to explore non-desert ecosystems again, I’m anxious to get back home.  The pressure changes of air travel and the region I’ve been traveling in, irregular sleep schedule, and unfamiliar stress of heat and humidity have led to more migraines than I want to think about.

My sister introduced me to Florence & the Machine this week.  You’re probably already familiar, but in case you aren’t: