bluejay...

...at least, i think it's a bluejay - but as with flowers, i am not a bird expert either so in my mind, this is a bird that's blue... it's surprising i got him at all amidst the branches and in the rain. so it's not the best picture but i figure any picture outside in nature isn't all bad, right?

i can't believe we continue to have overcast skies and rain here in illinois.... boo! i am so used to sunshine at least some of the day - i feel like i'm getting depressed. the gray is like being in a morass of sorts... i don't know how people do it. clearly i am spoiled in my home environment.

mom is getting stronger by the day although we can tell it's going to take some time for her to build her stamina back up... it will be difficult to leave come saturday morning. it's been a fast two weeks but i must admit, it will be nice to get back to my own routine, my own home and of course, nice to see my kitty gracie, too. does that make me a bad daughter? to want to get back to my own life? it's not that i don't love mom... i just grow weary of her little idiosyncrasies after a while and find i can toloerate only so much of her... for only so long... sigh... it does make me feel like i'm not doing enough... being enough for her.

happy wednesday, all.....