Ah, vacation!

Wild birds in Florida seem to be getting used to the intrusive impertinence of man--this was at Disneyworld, seen from the ferry.  I saw many more up close to the park.

When I read other peoples' reviews of The Immortal Life, I realized that some of my own disappointments in the book could have persuaded me to rate it a 4-star, instead of 5.  I'm not changing it, though.  Perfection in style and execution does not a 5-star book make.  Story does.

Now I'm sneaking in another "off the list"--Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.  It's a novel that a lot of people on Goodreads loved until the last 55 pages, then hated it with a fury.  I can guess what's coming...we'll see if I'm right.