Perching for a second or two

Another shot taken when I went east and south of the city with Flickr friends, Ron and Trish. No Snowy Owls to be seen to the east, but there were lots (35+) of these Rough-legged Hawks, especially to the south of the city. They were all so skittish, but I got a quick shot of this one perching beautifully - for just a brief second or two - on a fence post .

I think I am going to have to limit my time on the computer the next few days at least, as both arms are extremely painful, mainly from too much mouse clicking. Bad timing, as I still have a whole pile of Christmas letters to type for overseas, not to mention that I have to clear and vacuum at least part of my basement so that the furnace guy doesn't choke on the dust when he comes to take a look this week and give me an estimate for a new furnace and water heater. By now, all those dust bunnies will have grown into adult dust rabbits - and, boy, how fast they breed! Also, I came out in a crummy cold yesterday - and I never get colds. I wonder if I caught something when I was at the Health Centre the other day, getting routine blood tests done. They always say that if you want to catch something, go to a hospital, ha.