"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold




"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Thursday, May 27, 2010

May 27, 2010 Update...

The flowers at Lilypons are blooming beautifully this week...



The Great Blue Herons are numerous as usual...

                           






I watched a snapping turtle select a location for her nest and then deposit her eggs. I hope hungry Racoons or Foxes don't discover them...




In these first two photos she was searching for just the right spot...




After locating an appropriate site she went to work depositing her eggs...







When finished, she left them for the heat of the sun to hatch.  The babies will be on their own from the time they emerge from their shells...


A final image of a beautiful bloom...

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