What a whirlwind week! 

The launch of Birds in my Canadian Backyard has had me busy, busy, busy. This is one of those busy feelings that has you falling into bed exhausted and then not being able to shut the mind off because of the thoughts and ideas that keep bouncing around the gray matter. All good!

Part of our launch week included the opportunity for people to enter their name in a draw for a free copy of this newly released book. It was a thrill to see so many names from around the world deposited into the draw box. 

I had so much fun gathering information on the subject matter for my latest book, Birds in my Canadian Backyard. Everywhere we go there are birds. Some we see often, some are seasonal and some, I call the flying pigs. You know, the ones that hang around the bird feeders day in and day out.  

Trying to decide which of the feathered friends would be included in the first book of My Canadian Backyard Series was arduous. When you have thirty plus pictures of one type of bird from several different locations, it's like making the decision about your favourite family picture you want to send out to the relatives at Christmas time.