{"id":372,"date":"2008-04-27T16:56:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-27T23:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.remarc.com\/craig\/?p=372"},"modified":"2008-04-27T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T00:00:59","slug":"geese-playing-king-of-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellishollow.remarc.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"Geese playing king of the hill …"},"content":{"rendered":"

… and other doings this last weekend in April.<\/p>\n

I’m no goose expert. But I think that what we have going on here is a couple of young geese who fly in to the beaver pond daily and honk in hopes of attracting a female. They play king of the hill on the beaver lodge. But so far, no domestic activities that I can see. The prime territory (and the big loud goose fights) are to be had out in the main body of the wetland to our west.<\/p>\n

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The marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris<\/em>) are probably at peak. Here are two views below the beaver dam.<\/p>\n

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The reddish blotches are leftovers from ferns from last year.<\/p>\n

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Hank mentioned that — based on the pix I’ve been posting — that my garden must be looking good. Well the past couple weeks are the time of the year when they really look like crap, or more kindly they’re going through that awkward phase where you have to get down on your knees and look very closely to find the beauty. But I am to the point where I’m starting to step back a little, with this image of a variegated albutilon friends sent as a get well greeting for Elly and containers waiting to be filled with tropicals in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

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Alchemilla mollis<\/em> is back. Dew on lady’s mantle is pretty trite as images go, I know. But I’ll keep shooting it until I get it right.<\/p>\n

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One of those fancy primulas nearly in full flower.<\/p>\n

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