The recovery

My recovery is slow but life is getting back to its normal track. Of course my idea was that Ž will pamper me just a little bit, but how wrong I was about this! It is amazing how busy life is back at home. E-mails, phone calls, but to my surprise most people are not asking, how am I doing, but when will I be back working. Soon, is all I can tell. I wish I had so much work during spring and summer months and not now, when there are other plans on my schedule. Because while I was lying in the hospital, I received a call that will change my life quite a bit. But more about this next week.

Some rainy days will follow and I will try to make the most of them. Mostly trying to rest, and, of course, to walk, to excercise, because all these things will help my body to recover. And I will try to capture these last days of summer (oh, how much I miss the warmth!) through the lens of my camera. To remember how it was.

Riding on the wings of freedom

I have officially become an editor of our magazine for a year 2010. I am aware that I will work hard, especially because I am not an expert for birds. I will need lots of help, but this is not so bad. Communication of this sort binds people and makes their brain work. The hardest part for me will be writing an editorial. I have always avoided this, but now I have no choice. I already know which photo of me will be published with it. One, taken almost six years ago, on which I am with my colleagues after a bird monitoring. We were out there counting birds for two days and one night. Those were some of the happiest moments in my life. I felt free and I felt like the whole world could be mine. A day of joy.

During Christmas holidays my world was shattered again. But I feel in peace with myself. I just wish that this feeling would last. The call for freedom has come. I know that 2010 will be a good year. I hope that not just for me, but for you, too.

Hope

These past days have been so peaceful for my heart and soul. I managed to see the bright side of life, I made a few plans for the days to come. Decided what I want to do in the near future. The fortune wheel has finally turned. This doesn't mean that the future will be as happy as I wish it to be, but you know, we always hope for the best...
At the beginning of a year I decided that this year should be a year of completing the things in my house. Easier said than done, of course. On Friday my roof windows have received new shades. They block the heat, which is most important for me as the room gets too hot during the day. One more tick on my list. Something to be happy about.I was surprised on Monday morning when I was allowed to go with a group of pupils on an excursion. You know, when teachers think that the excursion is organized for them, then there should be someone who takes care for the pupils. Guys and girls behaved themselves, I had lots of fun listening to their comments. Some of them were even interested in nature, which was very positive. I hope to lead the excursions myself in the next year, which means lots of learning about the birds and other living creatures until then. One more thing to be happy about, one more thing to look forward to.
It is raining today. The plants in my garden will be rejoiced by this! This year I am late with everything, and also some seeds will probably never grow into plants. Maybe they have been eaten by birds anyway. In spite of this, something spicy and red grows in my garden already. Something to be eaten... Also this means hope for the future, hope that other plants will bear fruit as well. As well as all the good deeds I do every day.