chorus of birds

We are all very excited to fly to the trail head. The flight to Lukla (trail head) is 45 minutes and culminates in a stomach churning landing. I laid awake this morning thinking of that flight and the excitement of landing in yet another different world from kathmandu. The mornings in Kathmandu are quite special. A chorus of birds begins as the dark moves to light. High pitched tones, long melodies, the base of the crow, staccato, drums. A chickadee lands outside on my window frame 2 feet from my head. Sings a simple tune, flits about, flies off. Tomorrow when we wake for the Lukla flight at 4:30am, pack our duffel, shoulder our packs, I look forward to our chorus of birds. See you in Lukla.