Day 224 flew away

Mostly I'm posting this picture because I like how it came out. I learned that standing, looking like a crazy person, waiting for birds to fly out of a window on the street can sometimes pay off when you get a shot like this! The pigeons in Chicago don't seem to be as ballsy and crazy as the ones in New York. The ones that will just walk right up to your feet to get to some old hot dog bun that you happen to be standing by or something. These Chicago pigeons act naturally and fly away if you get too close or look at them the wrong way, etc... Did I really just write an entire post about the behavior of pigeons. Yes... yes I did.

not ready to go home on day 18

I can now confirm that 4 days at home is simply not enough time. I did my typical routine of trying to hold back tears from check-in through boarding... I failed, of course. It was not a pretty sight. And as I was staring out the airport window trying to take in all I could of the Hawaii sky before I had to board I spotted this little guy. And boy did I feel his pain. He planted himself on this window and clearly had no intention of budging for anyone or anything. You know, sometimes you're just not ready to leave. I totally get that, little moth man. Now we're safely back in Seattle (after one of the worst flights of my life) and (not-quite) ready to get back to the real world. Till the next vacation, I suppose...