Cranes.

There’s nothing like a bath in icy cold water 🙂

I wasn’t going to post anything today since very little was supposed to happen but then I needed to go to the supermarket to do some shopping.  We did have our morning walk before I left though and it was a really nice walk. Just above 0C (32F), no wind and sunshine so it warmed up pretty quickly. The Jays were arguing and we had lots of Ravens above us, something must have died nearby so they didn’t have to fly to the roads to see if they could find something there.

Looks much like life, doesn’t it? everything goes straight and just like it should and then it takes a turn one didn’t expect but hopefuuly it will turn back to what it was before 🙂 🙂 🙂

This is actually how one can see if the mound is made by a vole or a mole, a mole makes these lumps while digging but a vole just push out the sand as it is.

I brought the camera with me this time and stopped by the lake. I checked the statistics and yesterday there were 3900 cranes by the lake. Lots of them in the fields as well but still far away to how many they can be 🙂 I’ll stop there again before the season is over. After that the ones without a partner will walk around in the fields around here so I’ll show photos of them all summer.

Soon there will be loads of these parked here and You always know when the Germans arrive because their mobile homes cost just as much as a house 🙂 🙂 🙂

The rest of the day we’ve been spending in the garden. The monsterkitten was a bit more brave and walked around to the other side of the cottage, not close to the gate though because Malkolm wouldn’t allow that 🙂 She’s still only walking around the cottage but that won’t last for long 🙂 and than I need to keep Malkolm close to me so he doesn’t follow her 🙂

It is time to make that last cup of tea for the day and to check the dinner for tomorrow, it’s cooking in the slow cooker right now and the cottage is filled with the smell 🙂

Have a great day!

4 responses to “Cranes.”

  1. mandolin mama Avatar
    mandolin mama

    love the photos of the cranes! we rarely get them here. the last one, a sandhill crane, was sighted 30 or so years ago.

    great photos of sara and her guardian angel dog. she’s a lucky kitten. 💗🐾🕊

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    1. Christer. Avatar
      Christer.

      Hi mandolin mama!

      There weren’t many left but after they were protected they now are really many, so these photos don’t show what it is like by the lake when there are as most 🙂 From what I know so is the sandhill crane slowly recovering as well so perhaps You’ll be lucky to see them again :-9

      I’m not so sure she feels especially lucky though 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    Beatrice

    Wow that is a lot of cranes and glad you could check statistics online and not have to count them, Christer. When we lived in VA, it would be snow geese that would attract visitors, including ourselves. Now, I cant recall what time of the year they would come in. It’s nice that Malkom is watchful over Sara.

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    1. Christer. Avatar
      Christer.

      Hi Beatrice!

      Still nothing compared to how many they are in a week or so 🙂 🙂 Lots of them have flown above my cottage today.

      I’m not sure the monster kitten feels it’s especially nice 🙂 🙂 🙂

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The Cottage by the crane lake.