Quiet Day

A bright quiet day around the pond today. You know that it’s been quiet when two very small chipmunks playing around the yard have become an event. Which they have. Well, terminal cuteness helps. The birds had the stage all to themselves until the peepers tuned in with their evening song. Ten woods turtles sunned themselves on the bank all day. Around mid-afternoon a huge snapper surfaced, took station for about a half hour next to the island and cast a dour eye on surroundings. Dark day for the frogs. A large solitary buck foraged among the brush and dry leaves in the woods near the driveway. Probably looking for acorns fallen from some unlucky squirrel’s booty. He was still wearing his dark winter uniform. It’s been a reluctant spring and some of winter’s trappings are loath to disappear. Disregarding all of that, a very small rabbit has taken claim to the front yard and my lovely bride’s heart. A small, but notable occurrence: the stink bugs have suddenly and completely disappeared. The geese, too, have apparently fled for good. Thus, two of our neighborhood nemeses have gone and left our little enclave a more peaceful place.