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“I Hate to See October Go”

It’s been beautiful, if somewhat melancholy, around the pond these days. Within two brief weeks, Mother Nature has displayed her most elegant and radiant wardrobe, woven from a magnificent spectrum of colors. Only to cast it aside. Her brilliant gown abandoned in a rainbow blizzard of leaves that now carpet the floor of the Hideaway and surface of the pond. The neutrals of winter now peek through indiscreet rends in the colored fabric of her robe. The bright golds of the oaks and deep reds of the crimson maples still sing. Quietly. “I Hate to See October Go”. Barry Manelow

Yet, the grays and whites of her winter wardrobe have their own elegance. And they don’t seem to bother the Hideaway critters one bit. Those who don’t sleep through it venture forth from their lairs and seem to enjoy life as it comes. Another lesson from Mother Nature. Neutral is nice.

All of that aside, these have been interesting times around the pond. A week ago an eight point buck turned up at twilight, a comely doe in his company. Apparently this well armed dude had already succumbed to the wily charms of the woodsy female cult. They did a promenade along the island side of the pond while nibbling on waterside hors d’oeuvres. They then sauntered off together into the woods. Don’t ask.

At sunset the following evening, a solitary six pointer ran past the porch. He soon reversed direction and spent the next hour grazing in the front yard until darkness settled. Apparently the grass is always greener on the other side of the porch. Fence. Whatever.

A mink family has been lurking nearby. And several pairs of wood ducks have splashed down before moving on. Presumed vanguard of the avian migration.

We had all but given up, until Spring, on close encounters of the bear kind. But a few days ago, Smokey ran down our driveway past the pond. He stopped briefly to examine the ledge before ambling off into the woods. The sows are now on the move with this year’s cubs, fattening up for the long winter sleep. The cubs will stay with mom for a second season before moving off on their own. Must get a bit crowded in that den. This guy may have been a dead beat bear on the run from his paternal obligations.

Anyone who follows this blog may recall the sad story of our resident goose family and the deadly midnight raid that some predatory critter made on their nest. The destruction and loss of eggs caused such a severe case of PTSD that the goose went into mourning. She spent a solitary day in the woods. That afternoon, apparently because things were in such disarray, the gander flew off. The goose spent all of the next day obviously awaiting his return. Apparently finally sensing that he wouldn’t come back, she took one last trip to the nest, spent about five minutes there and flew away.

It’s a scientific fact that geese mate for life, but should one of them lose its mate, it will stay at or return to the place where they last saw their lost one. Even if they find another.

This story may have the happy ending for which some romantics yearn. A few days ago, a pair of geese splashed down. They swam immediately to the site of the old nest on the island. She went ashore for about ten minutes while he waited nearby. That evening they flew away together. Wing and wing.Fill in your own notes, but I’d swear I heard the faint strains of Tchaikovsky’s theme from “Romeo and Juliet“. As the music swelled to a crescendo and the sun faded quietly behind the Catskills, a lovely pink and gold sunset gradually lit the sky. Really. Well, sorta really.

Does anyone need a tissue? (sob)

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