STAYING THE COURSE
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| Cottonwood Butte |
I’m
so grateful we have connection to family, friends, and world news here. Grandma
Ina was grateful for communications, too. They had a radio, telephone, and
the printed word.
Daughter
Hallie called yesterday morning to report on grocery shopping in Seattle. She
had visited two grocery stores in the 8:00 a.m. time frame for a short list of
items and discovered that both were dedicating that hour to elderly and “at
risk” shoppers. I mention this only because it was an ethical dilemma for her –
to run in and get what she needed because she’s a busy person, or return later
in the afternoon, which was inconvenient. We’re called upon to make these kinds
of judgements now. She opted to return in the afternoon and reported that the
store was out of matches and chicken.
The
pair of geese returned to the pond this morning. They were pretty noisy for
about an hour, I’d say. Mike said he saw them land on the pond twice during the
morning constitutional, but they were not there when I checked in the afternoon.
There’s something about our place that just isn’t quite right, I guess. He also
saw a herd of whitetail deer – 10, he said – and Bess got up a pair of Huns, and we are encouraged to see them again. After lunch, he and Bess hiked to the neighbor’s pond
where they saw a pair of Mallards (probably nesting) and a flock of other ducks
we haven’t quite identified.
We
think this is the earliest in the year we have come to the farm for a stay, and
we have both enjoyed it. The weather has been beautiful, but it looks like that’s
about to change – wind, rain, and about 20 degrees cooler (highs at 47 instead
of 65). Well, that’s the forecast. We’ll see what happens. KW
Daughter
Hallie called yesterday morning to report on grocery shopping in Seattle. She
had visited two grocery stores in the 8:00 a.m. time frame for a short list of
items and discovered that both were dedicating that hour to elderly and “at
risk” shoppers. I mention this only because it was an ethical dilemma for her –
to run in and get what she needed because she’s a busy person, or return later
in the afternoon, which was inconvenient. We’re called upon to make these kinds
of judgements now. She opted to return in the afternoon and reported that the
store was out of matches and chicken. 
The
pair of geese returned to the pond this morning. They were pretty noisy for
about an hour, I’d say. Mike said he saw them land on the pond twice during the
morning constitutional, but they were not there when I checked in the afternoon.
There’s something about our place that just isn’t quite right, I guess. He also
saw a herd of whitetail deer – 10, he said – and Bess got up a pair of Huns, and we are encouraged to see them again. After lunch, he and Bess hiked to the neighbor’s pond
where they saw a pair of Mallards (probably nesting) and a flock of other ducks
we haven’t quite identified.
We
think this is the earliest in the year we have come to the farm for a stay, and
we have both enjoyed it. The weather has been beautiful, but it looks like that’s
about to change – wind, rain, and about 20 degrees cooler (highs at 47 instead
of 65). Well, that’s the forecast. We’ll see what happens. KW
2 comments:
I was able to get close enough to those ducks which were on our pond this morning to identify them as Lesser Scaups or Bluebills.
Such lovely photos! Beautiful days in a beautiful place. I didn't realize you haven't always gone around this time.
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