miscellaneous

a blue heron has been visiting the lake here on the farm for several years.  it's always a delight to look out the window and find him lake side.  the ducks find the heron a curiosity as they glide back and forth amid the area in which the he is standing.  yesterday i was fortunate enough to see him in flight with a great surprise: his mate!  he is a pair!  that is the first time i have seen the two of them together.  perhaps little herons will soon visit the lake as well.

the pair of canada geese continue to visit daily.  they are very polite at feeding time. they wait until the home flock has had breakfast or dinner before coming forward to munch corn themselves.

the wild turkeys appeared yesterday as well.  they pecked their way across the cow pasture before crossing the road to the farm.  they also know where the home flock eat their meals so that is their destination.

this last week has brought forth the beginnings of a blossom on the amaryllis.  it's red.  and it appears that three separate blooms are forming.  film at eleven!