I couldn't get to my camera cord as it is early in the morning and kris is still sleeping and the cord is in the bedroom, so I put on the photo of a wonderful Chilkat Dancing blanket that i have partially restored. if you look close you can see that the middle section is still unrestored.

the sun is almost up here in la penita. birds are starting to wake up and get noisy. just as the sun hits the tops of the trees is the best time to watch them. i'll have to get out there soon. i think i hear some oriels and maybe a caicique (not sure that is spelled right but it sounds like caw-seek.) they are about the size of crows and look a bit like them but have bright yellow on wings and light yellow beaks. fly around in flocks and are quite raucous.