Accipitrarius Sordidatus

Took Smash out today in the muck and mire.

He got his first sparrow just a few yards from the truck.  Then he got a  mouse a little further on.  If he and I had been in better shape and I could have slogged through deep water and heaved my summer heft over a fence in time, he would have had a rabbit.  Instead we settled for another sparrow a bit later and gasped our way back to the truck.

We’re starting late this year.  We’ve had unbelievable amounts of rain for these parts and a major change in my work environment that threw everything off.  He let me know yesterday that he’d waited long enough.  So had I.

I’m making some changes this year.  Charlie is going to head south to another falconer.  He needs some extra attention and I just don’t have the time now to give it to him.  It’s the best thing for him – he’ll be in good hands.

I’m  also making changes in work, too.  I still have the same job, just a whole lot more of it.  I let it get to the point where I was working until I exhausted myself.  In hindsight, that’s the way the last 5 years have gone.  I’ve given much more than I ever hoped to gain from it.   It’s affected everything, especially my falconry.  Bad judgment on my part.  From now on, they get what they pay for.

So, I’m doing a reset.

Of course, we have a 100%  chance of rain tomorrow.  If I can move, I’ll start building the ark.