April 2023
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| Mallard Ducks On Lake Champlain |
It was cold and windy with very flat light yesterday. A grayish beige haze was the tone on the last day of March 2023.
I felt a pall of misery, a damp bone chilling apathy in Mother Nature's attitude. Blah! Stay indoors.
I went out anyway.
I was compelled to check if geese were at the wildlife refuge. A get it over with task.
Canada geese. I saw them in the fields, near a field puddle, hugging the shore or in somebody's yard. There was no large migrating flock at Dead Creek that I saw (or heard).
At Fort St Frederic, Upstate New York, I walked out to take better photos of a large number of what I believe are cormants on Lake Champlain. Black and white, I think cormants. The light was a misery for pictures, (and my mood as well). Nearly all photos are fuzzy.
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| Cormants On Lake Champlain |
Another geese checking trip out and about is not planned. A different focus on Spring this year has yet to be decided. New places and, a new angle are pulling at my ponder this skills.
I woke this morning thinking April Fool's Day is perfect to announce I will stop posting here. Nah.
Misery is a mood, not a rule.
Next week will be the first post for the new feature here that's all about pumpkins.
I've been sitting at the computer for far too long this morning but it's quite pleasant to listen to a robin (prob. more than one) singing at the top of its lungs, accompanied by the occasional goose honking and the pileated woodpecker as well. A spring symphony outside. Saw at least six merganser ducks on the river yesterday and I know the mallards are back. Expecting any day now that the huge flock of vultures will appear. Our river seems to be a stopping-off spot in their migration.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for getting out anyway! Even dull grey weather is good for your spirits.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun day though watching for birds. That is such a big plus here at the lake house now-all sorts of birds right now before May when the lake goes nuts with boats I look forward to your pumpkin posts hugs
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
ReplyDeleteYour view sounds beautiful!
Space by a window is a great place.
Boud,
ReplyDeleteYou are right!
I felt better when I returned home.
I think it's nice that you went out to see if there are any Geese yet. They have been coming around here a lot, and I've seen them at and near the creek. Keep looking, they will be out and about soon I'm sure. I almost forgot about April Fools Day. ; )
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Kathy,
ReplyDeleteY'all have a great view there at the lake.
Pumpkin post research has begun. Right away I feel drawn to looking for unusual recipes.
Sheri,
ReplyDeleteThere were many neat places for photographs, but no place to park. The geese probably would have taken flight if I got too close.
I like your statement: Misery is a mood, not a rule. We all need to remember that. It's been alternately dull and sunny here today with quick showers of very cold rain and even snow at the higher altitudes. Not very springlike, but things will change. Eventually.
ReplyDeleteLorrie,
ReplyDeleteEarly Spring is fickle.
The other night here in Vermont, it was a snowy winter wonderland that melted almost as soon as it stopped.
I cleared pine branches near bird seed area. Crocus are blooming under it all.
Some days this time of year are bleak.
ReplyDeleteToday is sunny here, but apparently cold too.
It can be hard to beat the blahs and get going. Glad you ventured forth and shared it with us.
ReplyDeleteWilliam,
ReplyDeleteSo true. And some of those days remind me of a cold November.
Bleak to the max here on 31 March.
Sunny but cold caught me off guard last week. I froze wearing a spring jacket. lol
Marie,
ReplyDeleteAn incentive to get moving is to shut off all the whining I hear myself doing. lol
Have a great week!
We're seeing sunshine but it's still pretty cold. I did see geese by the Ditch, though, so all is well!
ReplyDeleteJeanie,
ReplyDeleteThe geese seem to huddle in protected areas.