And there was me thinking yesterday that there was a definite lack of birds about, what a difference a day makes! As I approached a round in the bend, I could see a huge number of birds sitting in the lakeside shrubs, a meeting of sorts, planning their day perhaps. I knew as soon as they saw me they’d instantaneously take flight, so I was one step ahead of them and set my phone camera to be ready. The flock in this photograph is about a quarter of the whole. It was an incredible sight as they all took to the sky together in the blink of an eye. The collective energy of all those wings was truly palpable and a sight to behold.
Before beginning my walk back home, I sat at the edge of the water for a few minutes just listening to the ice as it was nudged towards the shore with the waves gently urging it on. It was only about -8 degrees celsius today, I’m sure had the lake been a little calmer, the ice plates would have connected once again.
There are quite a number of larger docks dotted along the shore, but the one in the photograph below is one of my favourites. It’s probably only 14 feet by 8 feet…but what a view! Because it’s about 12 feet below the edge of the road, it is interesting to see the shadows cast on the ice by the plants clinging to the side of the slope above.
On this dock sits a rickety old rocking chair that I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to sit in now for fear I would break it. I can only imagine how many beautiful sunrises and sunsets it has been witness to and the folk that it has offered respite to at the close or dawn of a new day.
