that was the sound of a bird hitting the window as i sat here on the couch this morning. it slid down the window and i thought it surely must have died. i opened the window and looked down, but saw no dead birds. pretty soon a dove rustled around in the bushes and flew away. birds are pretty sturdy, really.
i went outside to take some pictures and mollie was, of course, desperate to come with me.
here’s the geese before being disturbed by my big dog.
a few of the ferns i planted last summer still look so bright green, when almost everything else is brown or at least not this vibrant. a couple of the ferns are all shriveled up, but i’m very happy with these.
we went down to the dock, where there’s a tiny bit of ice.
here are the geese, disgruntled because they had to go out on the lake.
i looked over a few yards down and saw something over there in the bushes. i figured it must be a deer, even though it was hard to see because i was looking into the sun. there was a deer; as a matter of fact, there were three. one is right over the dock, in the middle. the other one you can see is just to the left of the white pole; it’s ears are up, and it is looking over at me because it heard me. you can’t see the third deer.
i think the only deer you can see here is the one by the dock.
the deer is in between the box and the white pole.
here it is, zoomed in a little. it’s right in front of that box. i was surprised to see all the deer brazenly walking around in somebody’s yard in broad daylight.
farther away were a gaggle of geese.
mollie continues busily foraging.
it’s funny how i walk down to the dock and it seems like nothing is going on, but if i just stay there for a while, there’s all kinds of nature activity.
i have to do many, many things now. i hope your friday is a good one.
ok then,
mrs. friday hughes.