Meeting old friends for the first time

Yesterday afternoon, Laurie and I met two other local bloggers at Reifel Island, people whose blogs I have been reading and commenting on for years, but we hadn't met them in "Real Life". (As if the web weren't real; it most definitely is.)

We were late; Hugh, of Rock, Paper, Lizard, and Tim (Think Big ... no, even bigger) were waiting for us at the entrance. I knew them instantly, even though I'd never seen a photo, unless you can count Tim's avatar of a head of hair with a red crab on top. He wasn't wearing the crab at Reifel.

We had a great time, walked and talked for two hours. Hugh was really helpful; he identified birds by their song, something I could never do, and then, with all four of us looking, we spotted quite a few birds I would have missed. Tim has some photos up on his blog already. I'll post most of ours tomorrow.

For now, here we are:

Me, Hugh, and Tim. With squirrel on the path. Laurie`s photo.

A curious swallow, at home.

Tim and other visitors watch manky mallards. I think that glorious tree is an oak.

Hawthorn blossoms.

The rest of the photos will wait. I`m half asleep at the computer already. G`night!