I watched this little wood duck squire his mallard lady love for some time. She seemed flattered by his attentions.
It was clear that she preferred his company even though mallard gentlemen were readily available.
Perhaps it was something in the water? Or her vision was faulty.
“Green head – check; gray sides – check; brown chest – check; handsome too. Yep he’ll do!”?
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The greens of spring can be most delicate and varied.
This is the time of the year when this broad spectrum of shades is visible.
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There is a pond at the old monastary, now part of Nipissing University.
On a calm morning it is quite tranquil. The greens of spring are just appearing.
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Sweetman’s Garden is ready to bloom.
It’s going to be a great summer!
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The sun is causing more trees to be brave despite the cool temperatures of late.
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Given the reluctance of spring to arrive, it is encouraging to see this:
Brave trees are putting out leaves.
This is the only time this year that the delicate greens of new leaves will be visible. Soon enough they will turn the darker green of summer.
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The sun sets daily whether the lake is frozen or not.
Sometimes we see it, sometimes we don’t.
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Passing by the end of One Mile Bay last week before the ice went out, I saw little white dots on the ice. I thought it might be some pre-iceout phenomenon.
Turned out to be golf balls:
Someone getting a bit of early season practice. Or possibly smacking balls regularly all winter?
Must have a contract with Titleist to supply balls. Perhaps a frustrated Masters competitor?
Look out Bubba!
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The ice in Nipissing is being blown around by the wind.
Sunset point has collected some of the shards of the winter’s ice.
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Looking like panes of broken glass, the thin ice that formed overnight was piled on the shore by this morning’s wind action.
Very delicate.
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The ice on Lake Nipissing moved a bit last week when the wind blew from the North.
The Canadian Shield, tough and unyielding, piles the ice on top of itself.
Little bother, the sun will remove the burden in the next little while.
*Thanks to Francoise Noel whose blog revealed a new (to me) method of changing colour to monochrome.
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In spring the ice huts come off the lake. This is a particularly well constructed example.
A closer view:
I guess you have to go ’round the back?
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The ice is moving away from the shore leaving water in its place.
The black colour shows that it’s getting rotten.
One more week perhaps.
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The early run-off was slowed a day ago by more “normal” temperatures for this time of year. The water flow is a bit less frantic.
Now it feels more like spring than the summer of last week.
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