A Ten-Point Messenger

I'm back from 12 days away, 10 of them in Ecuador's Andes. It was the most excellent adventure!!

And all is well at home; both Liam and Jemima survived without me; both boys pitched in to make sure she got fed every day; and I've done nothing since I got back but study and photograph blue jays. It feels great to be back in the saddle again. My suitcase exploded in the living room, and there