Symbol of Freedom and Democracy

.....behind bars. 

I took advantage of early voting yesterday and cast my ballot for the presidential and regional and local elections.  It felt so good to get it over with.  Later in the day came yet more perplexing news from the FBI, filled with innuendo about emails that “might” be related to the private server issue, but without any other information.  Apparently, mental health professionals are reporting a huge increase in stress and anxiety related to this presidential election. You can add me to the growing numbers experiencing this. The amount of outside influence threatening these elections is horrifying.  

I spent a little time outdoors at one of our local nature centers just to escape it all.  At their Raptor center, which cares for injured birds who can’t live in the wild, I shot this beautiful creature through the cage grate.  I seemed appropriate for today's blip.