Rara Avis

Saw the man; did not see the plane. But I saw lots of other old planes in various stages of restoration or building, as well as WW1 ambulances, a despatch rider's motorcycle (a Triumph!) and a sweet little nest made inside an engine housing of an operational plane. Silly birdies -- they chose the worst place on a plane for a free ride. Little peepy mouths poked up to greet us from the nest, fortunately, so there was notification of life inside before the plane next took off.

Back in NM we have many little peepers here also needing rescuing. One was in the yard last night and is now on its way to the Wildlife Center in Española for rehabilitation. It's a robin, apparently, quite rare -- ha ha. Folly and Twist were arguing about who got to have it when The Humans stepped in and averted further carnage.

Nighttime reading these days takes me to the 14th century in England -- Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, the ancestress of the royal house of Tudor and all subsequent houses up to today. Were it not for her illegitimate children...
Anyway, it is always good to read of places long ago and far away. I can't believe people actually survived those times to be ancestors of anybody now.