March 24 - Zurich roadtrip

Marco is off on a road trip. He's driving from Paris to Zurich, Switzerland with our friend (and former Singapore roommate) Eric. They decided to go visit Maria, our favorite fiery Bulgarian and her boyfriend Urbain. They're not there yet, though, because they stopped in the Alps for a ski.

Yesterday I went for a walk and had another encounter with wildlife. This time I was just passing the stream on the way to Afton and a large hawk flew up off the forest floor with a bat in it's claws. It was right next to me. I think it was a Red-Tailed Hawk -- it was tan with lots of mottled black spots. It had that same intense gaze in it's eyes that hawks and eagles have. And it looked satisfied with the feel of a big piece of fresh meat in it's claws.