Hello,
This afternoon on our walk Leroy and I
saw a number of blooming trees and then baby geese. In spite of no need for a
larger goose population, it is fun to see those babies. One set was already in
the water and another scooted in as we came closer. They swam in the classic
care formation of one parent in front, seven babies in the middle and another
parent bringing up the rear. It is impressive that these very small babies can
swim with apparent ease. They will not be able to fly for some time, but now
they can escape curious people by slipping into the water. The groups on land
were busy searching through the grass for bugs, seeds, or just what? We saw at
least six family groupings. What a delight!
We often go past tree roots that have
been left dangling up in the air from last summer’s derecho. On some of the
dirt circles that stayed with them, there is an impressive amount of grass and
dandelions. The city has cut off the tree trunks and hauled them away, but left
these root balls. Perhaps that takes other equipment to remove. In the meantime
new life is coming forth.
On our way around the lake we see this one massive root ball that has sod draped to the bare side.
Today I looked around at the tree trunk that is still there to see the astonishing sight of leaves growing on this severely damaged tree.
Life keeps trying to come
through.
Paula
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