I’m at the point in my life where hearing an unfamiliar bird call causes me to lose all conversational focus and shifts my senses to the unseen treetops and to the discovery of the wild unknown; my desire to flee into the woods with a camera or binoculars despite whatever is going on in front of me becomes nearly impossible to resist. We celebrated with close community today on Bainbridge Island, showering our mutual friends with gifts and love for the impending arrival of their first child and being surrounded by nature and filled with ice cream cake.