The geese
On Monday morning when I went out to get into my car for work there were two Canadian geese standing by the driver's door as if they had been waiting for me. They didn't spook at all. They just moved slightly away, so I could open the door and stared at me. It was so sweet. Even though I was already late I went back into the house and got them each a slice of bread. They seemed very grateful and I chatted to them for awhile. When we lived in Sparks, we had a mating pair of mallard ducks that came back to our yard every spring. We never saw any eggs or babies, but assumed they were around somewhere. It's not really spring yet, but I would like to think the geese in the driveway are a sign that spring will be here very soon. I am tired of cold and the drip, drip, drip of melting snow from the roof. All the ice dams have fallen from the edges of the roof and so have all the rain gutters. There is also a lot more peeling paint emerging. Will have to do something about that this summer.