This Bird Had (almost) Flown

As you may know, we’re traveling with Don Kaiser’s eagle whose name is Barnabas. He’s been a great deal of company along the way, behaving for the most part. He did nip Herb a couple of times—you really shouldn’t tease an eagle. But today was more serious. He said he had a hot date and was taking the car. I think they were planning to meet at the Eagles Lodge. We had to intervene. He has no valid driver’s license. He muttered something about eagle rights, but we ignored him.

For the younger among us, the title is from an old Beatles number called “Norwegian Wood.”