The Morning Walk

The morning walks are nice in the fall. It's like having the universe to yourself, along with one or two dog-walkers.

This is the way the pond looks at 7:30 in the morning.
I love the eerie quality misting the area and even the ducks seem subdued as they quietly paddle about their business.

This is perfect walking weather--it's not cold yet, just pleasantly crisp.

Well Hello Fred

the good news is that there is a newcomer to the fishpond. A frog named Fred.
The bad news? Well, I headed out this morning full of resolve to tidy up the filter and hoses so the pond would look, well, natural.
That's when I found Fred and I had to have a picture, mess or no mess.
I guess the mess stays as is for now.

So, Fred, please stick around. Do your own housekeeping if you like.

the Pond survives

I climbedup the mini snowbank on the back deck to check out the pond.

Wuth the help of the zoom lens,everything looks good out there.

The pond fish are probably still tucked into their winter woolies but they can see the sun above them.

Mom Nature can toy with us but we know spring is in the air, along with a few snow particles.

We can wait. it's coming.