They gotta come north before going south

[TARNATION !!!]

It has been an interesting few days. First robin in the yard. Then a few Canadas over head. Then the creek ice went out and the snow melted quickly, so a creek that is dry by July is right now creating "lakes" in any low lying land near it. The "lakes" and harvested grain fields are now home to multitudes of migrating ducks (pintails and mallards in abundance) and geese (greater and lesser Canadas, and today the sky is filled with snows) On the dog exercise hike this afternoon, one "lake" was home to 11 trumpeter swans. CHARLIE is having a ball at the beach. She swims in the ice water and then scrambles onto the "beach", the last of the snow. She revels in it, bounding, frolicking and then stretching out to cool her belly. Never saw a dog have so much fun. To top her day, she headed into a lentil field in a very determined manner. After a couple minutes of casting back and forth into the breeze, she flushed a pair of sharptails having an evening meal of lentils. I had seen sharptails in that area a few years ago, so it is good to see some back.

Spring is a great season, especially as it leads into summer and then the best season of them all - autumn, when Parkers get their exercise in the field.

Cheers,
Jack