Friends, whenever i am feeling down,  i just look at one of my images of the Sandhill Cranes, especially flying shots like this one and i am cheered immediately.  Sometimes i think one of my major purposes in life is to photograph the cranes as they fly overhead.  These birds are juveniles, their crowns are rusty instead of bright red, and as all young ones do, they are busy talking as they fly.  I have recorded their sounds and play them back often to remind me of the beauty of Crex Meadows in the fall.  Now i am feeling much better, til Tomorrow MJ