Canada Settles In

So I'm walking by big ol' Lab this morning for the first time in months...opted for a long walk through the snow instead of the gym...and we get to the park...Island Park is situated between the main branch of the river and a tributary...anyway, settled on the river are hundreds (literally) of Canadian Geese. We definitely have a community of geese that sticks around all year. Which I thought was weird...don't they migrate or something...anyway...I got to see the goslings earlier this year...anyway, apparently, we are either the first restover, or the last stop on the southern migration for this community of geese.

Anyway, it was pretty cool - hundreds of geese settled on the half frozen river - making that honking noise they make back and forth. I love my town - it's one of those small little communities that invites big chains, but keeps them on the outskirts and really nurtures the independents. So the downtown area and the streets up and down the river are unique and quaint. I had forgotten how nice it is to walk that route. Through the park along the river, across the big bridge...saw a Grey Herron too....up the street along the other side of the river, lined with hundred year old houses...so cool...