As I mentioned in my previous blog, I really wanted to see a Snowy Owl. My parents technically worked and couldn’t go galloping off into the snow every time I wanted to search for Snowies, and it wasn’t as much fun to search on my own. That’s where Grandma Kathy came in.

Yes, I have not one, not two, but three family members who are willing to tromp into the cold to look for birds with me. Grandma Kathy has a pair of nice binoculars, and, more importantly, a natural curiosity about birds and the natural world that mirrors mine. I try to ignore the fact that she is probably more in shape than I am.

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