Happy New Year from Reflections. Hope you had a wonderful and safe New Years Eve celebration. The Editor and I struggled to stay awake to watch the ball drop again to bring in 2018 and by golly here it is already! The New Year is a time to look back and reflect for some, a time to look ahead and face the future for others, but for me, to focus only on today.

Here on the Broward there was a gathering on the dock. The birds heard the President’s promise to “Drain the Swamp”. Snowy Egrets, Little Blue Herons and Tricolored Herons gathered by the dozens to see the swamp drain and feed on the bounty. Actually they were waiting for the tide to go out and for the Hooded Mergansers to come in diving and feeding to stir up the minnows. Then it was every bird for itself. You all know that a stork brings in the New Year’s baby. I think 2018 is going to be ugly because the Wood Stork that brought it in sure is. An Osprey landed in the neighbors yard with a fish. I grabbed the doohickey to try and capture a photo. Our (dumb) cat decided to have Osprey for breakfast and jumped the fence to capture it too. The Osprey was not impressed and flew off to enjoy its meal in peace. From the stern look on the Osprey, had I not been there, it may have grabbed the cat for breakfast instead.

The Editor and I wish you a safe, healthy and Happy New Year in 2018. I wish to thank all my readers and friends for your support, feedback, and comments that keeps me inspired. Blessings, Harry

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