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I drove to Loveland to meet my sister for Sunday morning coffee and one of her special hugs. Sure needed the hug as my dashboard said it was 8 degrees. As I drove by Lake Loveland I was pleasantly surprised to see fog sitting above the lake. With the geese huddled up along the edge of the open water and the sun just coming up, I had to stop, take it all in and pull out my camera. This was not going to be a drive-by morning! Even though it was only 8 degrees I’m glad I stopped. And, when I got to the coffee shop my sisters hug was even more precious to me. Just after I got back in the car and started to drive away the geese lifted off. That would have been an awesome image. Next time.
… makes for the start of a good day. Even with a head cold and hacking cough I rose early yesterday and headed out to the Arapahoe Bend Nature area to greet the morning sun. I find the quiet and beauty in nature to be a healer for what ails me. I was still coughing and hacking when I got back to my condo but sure felt better.
When asking yesterday what light people enjoyed, Paul mentioned morning and evening light. I agree and when you look back over my archives there are plenty of sunrise and sunsets shots to choose from. Being a morning person and enjoying time in nature also draws me to this time of the day. Many people are just getting up or on their way to the cubicle so not many people or traffic to deal with either. I setup my camera and tripod then took a sip of my hot chocolate when these two Canada Geese make their way into my scene. I smiled, took the images I wanted and thanked them. (Yes, I talk to birds.)
So, the snow started yesterday and as of this morning we have about 4 inches. Have a Super Saturday!
We had a 6″ dusting of snow during the night with more still falling. When you add a bit of wind we have some foot and a half snow drifts. Not sure but it may be a snow day for the school kids, so a few moms will be stressed out. It really is looking like Christmas.
I was up early and in fact had a restless night. Way too active of a mind to sleep well. After bundling up I ventured out to the lake where we have thousands of geese who overnight on the open waters. What a racket they can make. During the summer I was a bit envious of those apartments backing up to the lake but after listening to the geese this winter, I’m glad I’m in the central portion of the complex. It amazes me how many there are, definitely in the thousands. It’s also amazing to see them lift off as they head for the fields for a feeding frenzy or coming in for a landing. Their diet consists of grasses, clover, cultivated grains, such as corn, wheat, barley and soybean and includes seeds, berries, sedges, aquatic vegetation, legumes and succulents, as well. some reports suggest they can eat up to 1/2 pound a day. And they are sure wary. I tried to sneak up on them this morning but they spotted me started raising an even louder ruckus. It is also reported they are not migrating as far south in the winter as in the past which is attributed to farming hunting practices and even weather changes. I’ve lived here most of my life and it seems we sure do see more than in the past. Well that’s the end of class! You can now go out and play in the snow.
