March 21, 2026
Yesterday we spent most of the day on the property. I always like to finish out the day with a bit of sightseeing, and hopefully finding some picture worthy scenes. It did not disappoint. No deer made an appearance, maybe because we had been burning one of several brush piles while the opportunity was there. So, smoke and animals don’t mix well.
The first creature, not including the photophobic ducks that wouldn’t pose or allow this amateur photographer to react quick enough to get any. So, onward to the slower, least friendly, and most dangerous to anything or anyone careless enough to get close to its mouth. A neighborhood snapper was making its way from the muddy ditch that was drying out, over to the middle lake where food is plentiful.
We made our rounds, checking out the beehive where the workers were flying in and out. I need to move that hive soon, before the temperatures stay warm, and this part of the property isn’t our anymore. Dreams fade when reality gets too hard. We adapt or give up. I choose to adapt for now.
We took the time to pause and enjoy the breeze on this unusually warm day for this time of year, under the big pine trees. The pinecones lying among the sprigs of grass and discarded pine needles. Beautiful in their own right.
As we left for the day, gates locked, we wound through the nature preserve back roads, just enjoying the day and the splashes of color that survived the recent cold snap. It’s time for a shower and a thorough check for ticks, especially since we both have picked a few off of ourselves. This too shall pass, and we have to continue to practice some everyday courage…
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