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A Dozen Turkeys Marching 'Cross The Snow...
Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:33The weekend is nearing its end, though that's not so big a concern right now -- we're on Vacation Standard Time. I'm on break and Mrs. Dr. Phil is using some of her tons of vacation time to wipe out this upcoming work week.
A Quiet Moment of Grace
One of the things I love about winter weather is when we get the muffled quiet after a gentle snow of big flakes. The world's been softened all around and until the cars wear the snow and glaze down or the plows come 'round, even the road noises are gentler. So it was rather remarkable in the early afternoon when one of these moments was broken by the sound of honking -- Canadian geese not cars. I had a window open and was trying to see where Mrs. Dr. Phil, who was outside, was looking. The honking got louder and louder and finally, a good ten seconds later than I expected them, a large flight of geese in their V-formation came over the house and headed on south. It's probably not a migration as more and more geese and other birds are wintering over at this latitude -- though considering the month of winter we've endured so far, perhaps those who don't migrate much anymore might have had a change of mind. (grin)
( Ah, Tis The Season... )
And Here Come The Turkeys
So we were driving on a back road behind the malls over to the D&W Food Center and came to a 4-Way Stop intersection. But I paused longer, because, in a semi-residential neighborhood, a long line of wild turkeys came walking down one driveway, single-file, and crossed the road to walk along the side of another house. Must've been a dozen of them or more. Big birds. Wild turkeys are very confident birds and I'm not about to argue with them over right-of-way, especially when I was already stopped. Besides, like the flight of geese, it's a wonder to see a dozen turkeys crossing the road. Mmmm.
The Green Blob Remains
"See?" Mrs. Dr. Phil is saying just now, "it's just us." She's referring to the big green blob over Allendale and West Michigan on The Weather Channel's local radar map. Snow flurries and snow showers accumulating 1-2" seems to be the rule all the time.
Dr. Phil
A Quiet Moment of Grace
One of the things I love about winter weather is when we get the muffled quiet after a gentle snow of big flakes. The world's been softened all around and until the cars wear the snow and glaze down or the plows come 'round, even the road noises are gentler. So it was rather remarkable in the early afternoon when one of these moments was broken by the sound of honking -- Canadian geese not cars. I had a window open and was trying to see where Mrs. Dr. Phil, who was outside, was looking. The honking got louder and louder and finally, a good ten seconds later than I expected them, a large flight of geese in their V-formation came over the house and headed on south. It's probably not a migration as more and more geese and other birds are wintering over at this latitude -- though considering the month of winter we've endured so far, perhaps those who don't migrate much anymore might have had a change of mind. (grin)
( Ah, Tis The Season... )
And Here Come The Turkeys
So we were driving on a back road behind the malls over to the D&W Food Center and came to a 4-Way Stop intersection. But I paused longer, because, in a semi-residential neighborhood, a long line of wild turkeys came walking down one driveway, single-file, and crossed the road to walk along the side of another house. Must've been a dozen of them or more. Big birds. Wild turkeys are very confident birds and I'm not about to argue with them over right-of-way, especially when I was already stopped. Besides, like the flight of geese, it's a wonder to see a dozen turkeys crossing the road. Mmmm.
The Green Blob Remains
"See?" Mrs. Dr. Phil is saying just now, "it's just us." She's referring to the big green blob over Allendale and West Michigan on The Weather Channel's local radar map. Snow flurries and snow showers accumulating 1-2" seems to be the rule all the time.
Dr. Phil
