The Last Day

Sep 30, 2010 by Naomi.

The thirtieth of September is the last day of the month. The end. It is also the end of my work as a volunteer interpreter at McNary National Wildlife Refuge Education Center. I do not want to do that stuff any more. Am I tired of it? No. But it is tiring. Physically. Will I miss going out to the Refuge. Yes. I probably will not stop going to the Refuge. It is a great natural place in which to walk, touch, look and just plain appreciate nature. Many species of birds nest and raise young. Other species stop to feed and rest when they migrate to warmer climates. The red-shafted flicker is here the year around. From my yard on the edge of town I count as many as ten species that rest on the electric wires or on the tops of cottonwood and pine trees. But it matters not, last day of the month, last hour of the day, birds call.

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