On my way in to work this morning to finish up a grant (for what it’s worth with the government shutdown) I saw a broad-winged hawk over St. Mary’s hospital, 3 great blue herons in the park, an American egret sitting on the dead tree limb over the river in the park. Nice reminders of the truly important and the on-goingness of things despite the idiocy in DC. AND the Cardinals are one win away from going to the World Series!