I thought I thaw a thaw...

the temperature rose high enough to cause fog

a fog bank rose just above the remaining ice

it

was

fabulous

this was too

and this ever present sight these days

:)

such a beauty...

and then

and then 

HE 

came 

back 

with 

this

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the sound of  gentle sobbing is heard

thought we were in for a thaw...

 the world started to look like it should

for just a moment...

snow receding 

clouds parting

and room to move on the lake

lots of flying in and flying out

the patch of pond weed available again

 you can just see the white posterior of the swan by the tree

as a newly landed gaggle glide by......

to be continued

...

cabin fever...rewarded...and then

warning...

cabin fever has set in

 so not responsible for post content....

heard the weather report first thing this am and I knew the fever would come.

cabin fever

 if you have ever had it

you know how it feels

if you haven't...

well,

lucky you

:P

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I decided to have a second cup of coffee

and as I was waiting 

the whole 90 secs one has to wait these days  (sigh)

I spied

the two white ducks on the ice blending in with the Canada Geese

they must be ours as they ignore each other so well

and then and

then I spied the swan...

he wouldn't move from behind the tree

 and it was hard to see him

and then

and then

he opened his wings and just took off

so fast and powerfully I couldn't keep up with him

but when I looked at the camera 

I saw this

click on the photo so it opens bigger and you'll see

where he ran along the top of the water and launched himself....

I was like a kid

can you see...

................................................

my reward

:D

and then

I noticed some never before seen ducks

sleeping in the water...

can you see them???

grayish/white blobs

headless....seemingly

and 

THEN

holy shniekies

bat man

 a friggin Bald Eagle landed

right there on the ice

 and just kinda

stood

and pretended he wasn't there

he checked his appearance.... 

and I freaked....

he's there to get food

ducks, to him, are food

I left at that point

I'm not watching nature takes its course...

so a little later I returned 

and all was calm

all was bright

'coz the swan came back and was surrounded by all the geese

happily together

harmony restored

...

but I felt like someone was watching me

I was right

Mr Robin was giving me the stink-eye from the chair

the feeder is very busy and he's waiting his turn

but in the mean time

stink-eye human time

these two might be the unknown ones in the lake...

she took off right after I clicked, which is why she's blurry

and back to the swan....

I am so unbelievably happy when I can see him

and seeing him mixed in with all the others makes me even happier

he isn't alone anymore

he's just one of the

home boys now

one of us

Saturn

.............................................................................

looks like it's nap time

so I'll leave them to that

and maybe take one of my own....

see ya

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Friday post...

9.00 am today

that's Fahrenheit for you Celsius users

that's cold..... this is not Siberia

even though we have the frozen tundra

Always a Watcher....

standing on one leg... playing flamingo ...

see the two white blobs...two white ducks mixing in with the visitors

two of these bums are not like the others

two of these bums are not the same

or so they used to sing on Sesame Street...

meanwhile the SOB's are making checkerboards in the sky

those are not contrails...airliners don't fly like that...

so as the birds have had their dinner

(I threw a cup full of seed on the snow for the ones who don't like the feeder)

I started on ours

sbussgetti anyone???

a post

he said...

gloom

doom

yadda yadda

blah blah

 

gloom

 

doom

 

yadda yadda

 

blah

 

blah

 

 

then the sun came out 

and it's

pretty!!!