Long time since I have posted, what with Xmas and the New Year, and the fact that we have to find some land to buy. Anyway, last week-end was the one that I wait for during most of the year. The nearest town (about 30 miles away), and the one where I work has a big birding festival each year when lots of people come into town from all over the US. They have tours scheduled over three days, and this is where we come in. The local Chamber of Commerce hire in buses from the school where I work. Then all the driver's names go into a pot and are drawn to drive. This year I got a geology tour taking in some really beautiful country, and an early morning visit to see thousands of Sandhill Cranes taking off for there morning flight. This one involves picking up the passengers at 6am, so maybe I wasn't so worried when I got an e-mail to tell me that the organisers only wanted one bus instead of two.