Yesterday afternoon the dogs and I went on our
routine (down to the pond) walk.
It was a warmer February day, yet still a bit
brisk and windy. So, before leaving the
house, I had to decide on the appropriate attire. Two sweatshirts, an added hat or a knitted combination
hat/scarf, gloves…I finally decided to go with less and opted for one heavy
sweatshirt. If I got cold, I could
always put the hood up and walk a bit faster.
Within minutes out from the house, I was already
feeling overheated, even with the cool breeze.
I was inching the zipper open and rolling up my sleeves to reach my
comfort zone. Obvious, I was
overthinking the clothing issue.
Snowball ran out ahead and was the first to the
pond. That is OK except I was hoping to
sneak up on a Great Blue Heron and Snowball would definitely scare that
majestic bird into flight before my arrival.
But, the Great Blue was not to be seen.
Instead, a pair of disturbed Canada geese came floating out of hiding
from a small, browned patch of cattails residing along the shallow edge of the
pond. (Glenn dislikes geese, especially those that enjoy HIS pond. And, he will
not be thrilled when I inform him of the geese status.) Usually the dogs bark and chase the geese the
best they can, dogs on land and geese in water, but today the dogs decided that
further investigation would be more interesting. Snowball and Buddy continued their run/walk
beyond the pond and to a large spring area below. |
| half of the pond with a layer of floating ice...notice the geese at the far side |
This gave me a chance to sit down, first surveying
that the immediate ground was free of any geese poop, along the pond’s edge and
take a few photos. I totally enjoy my
bird, even Canada geese, encounters. The geese slowly meandered back and forth
all the while honking.
The dogs returned and we started our return trip
home. As we walked up the first incline
away from the pond, the geese continued gliding on the water, but became quiet.
I guess we
had adequately moved out of their comfort zone.
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