Spring Walk

It’s been a cold, overcast spring. Daffodils and forsythia are finally open, and today the sun came out and warmed us to the heart.

So we went for a walk — and discovered others were enjoying the warmth, too.

We decided to name this guy Thanos, even though we haven’t seen the new Avengers movie yet. He has a sinister look about him, even sluggish and mud-covered.

Under the water near where we stood, another snapper looked more awake, and more malevolent.

He rose to periscope depth to examine us.

We saw more agreeable spring pond-dwellers, too: a kingfisher, a number of box turtles, a deer, a green heron, and a snake. Younger Daughter saw muskrats twice, but her sister and I didn’t get there soon enough to see. We also saw bluets growing, and a goose family.

Oh for more days like this!