Procrastination is Part of the Creative Process™

I have worked at this magazine long enough to gain the distinction of Master Procrastinator™. What does it take to be a Master Procrastinator™? I’m so glad you asked. Around here, the first week of each month is filled with looming deadlines and blank computer screens, the perfect storm for closet cleaning, errand running, and the ultimate important task of bird watching. My desk faces a floor-to-ceiling window that looks over a yard that is currently filled with all kinds of birds and their young. To say that it is a live nature show is an understatement. Just a while ago I was focused and typing away on my travel column when my deep concentration was broken by a pair of Red-Headed Woodpeckers that landed about 30 yards away. I felt it was my duty to get out my camera and document this rare, for me, sighting. I hope you enjoy. Gotta go put the clothes in the dryer. Next.