Today was our Christmas bird count. I've done the same area close to 50 times. I know the area well as I go through it summer and winter. The bike trail goes through the area.
Today was not a good day . I found ten species but only about 50 birds.
Now the area is a small valley that has a stream running through it. Like most valleys it's variable terrain. Some of the terrain is very rough.
I had been following a game trail that I wanted to leave and go back to the top again. I had to find my own trail which is something I've done all my life. I chose a route to go up and of course some of it's steep. I put my foot on something that was covered with snow but not solid. I started moving backwards and then lost control. So when I was finished I'd done a backward roll and my feet were much higher than my head. So I was proud of myself that I completed a backward roll! Do I hear the applause?
When I stopped my feet were much higher than my head so I had to roll over and get my feet lower than my head before I got up.
A couple of things: I'm happy no one was watching to see this embarrassing situation. And second I thought about the possibility of serious injury. The micro Manager wouldn't miss me for a long time and when she would notice that I hadn't returned, had no idea where I had gone, So reminder to self. Tell people where I'm going.
Anyway, how many of you can do a backward roll and live to tell about it?
