The coolest thing I saw in nature this week was a tree. The tree itself wasn't remarkable, but it was filled with birds making a symphony of joyous noises! I couldn't see the birds themselves though, unfortunately. I wish I had seen them so that I could better identify them.
When my family came and visited over the holidays, my sister was bitten by a tick and got Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks. She took medicine and is fine now, but untreated Lyme disease can cause chronic fatigue and pain. One of the downsides to not having a winter season is that the bugs never die. I still get a mosquito bite or two every week.
Fun Fact: Did you know that the word "mosquito" is Spanish?
