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| The geese arrive early |
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| The pond spa |
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| Gathering with the ducks at the pond spa |
A slight warm up has melted a corner of the pond and the ducks have found their way back. Right where the stream flows into the pond the ice has melted forming a small spa ... a pond within the pond. But it wasn't the pond spa that surprised us this morning, or the fact that the ducks had returned, it was the sight of a pair of geese that left us speechless. It is barely mid-February and the geese are back. They are most likely the same pair who stopped over in the fall. Perhaps food was scarce where they had gone and they know that food is the one thing that is rarely in shortage at the pond. So, here they are, plodding over the frozen pond, mingling with the ducks, and most likely making plans for a nest in the spring.
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