Thread:Superkenzie/@comment-33437691-20200103172834/@comment-37542647-20200121010841

What a relief! I'm glad you have a sense of humor. There are times the words just jump out of my mouth (or fingers) without me thinking how they will be received. It is very difficult to adequately convey emotions through writing without using a lot of "flowery" words. I know some people use an emoji to convey their feelings but I don't know where to find them on my computer. Even when other people use an emoji I don't always know the exact emotion they are trying to convey. Is it a small smile, a big smile or are they laughing? I don't always know. It's even worse when people use abbreviations. I don't always know what they mean and to guess can be a disaster. I was a nurse and I was used to approved abbreviations but after a while people just started using their own abbreviations which were not approved by administration. I would find the same abbreviation used in different medical specialties and they had different meanings. Could be very dangerous. I usually didn't use abbreviations as I did not want another person to misinterpret my documentation. The sad thing was that the physicians were often the worst offenders. I saw a couple of Juncos at my feeder this morning! There were also a few sparrows and a chickadee. I'm not sure if they just arrived or if I didn't look at the feeder at the right time. I agree that the weather may be partially to blame for the decrease in the number of birds. Last winter we had a very severe arctic cold air mass that lasted several days. Perhaps a lot of our bird friends did not survive. I hope their numbers increase as we can't survive without the birds. My cardinal and his mate were also at the feeder today. I remember in past years I would have several pairs visit at one time. Now I have just the one. Perhaps the birds flew farther south this winter. I want you to know how much I enjoy corresponding with you. It has been a long time since I had a friend with similar interests write to me on a regular basis. I look forward to reading your notes. Enjoy your day! Practice! Practice! Practice!