Time to Burn Already?

A small burn pile turned into a big one.

Hubby trying to  light it.  It was windy out and we shouldn't have burned!

I see smoke, so maybe there will be fire.

The open fields,

and geese were still flying,

Geese are Flying

I have never seen so many geese fly at one time.

Today, geese were everywhere!  And they were circling!  At one time in the sky, some were flying southwest and some were flying northeast.  At one point, the ones flying west circled south and headed back east.

This was the sky that they were flying in.

 The sky was so bright today, but the weather was deceiving.  It was windy and cold.

Some were flying east,

 
and some were flying west.

This was noon time, so I know they weren't looking for a place to land for the night.  Maybe it was just getting warm enough for them to start flying for the day.

On the other hand, it was a very windy day, so maybe that had something to do with their strange flying patterns today!

I was amazed that the geese were everywhere!

Spring

Today. March 20. The first day of Spring. But you wouldn’t know it by what it looks like outside.

Snow. 20’s. Wind. Frozen water hoses again!

Cold weather. How can it go from 60’s on Thursday to 30’s on Friday to 20’s today? I was colder today doing chores than all winter when it was in the minuses. Can it be because the snow is melting and everything is thawing, and the dampness is here?

But this also means robins.


Geese flying north.


Green grass starting to grow.


Horses shedding. Horses lying in the sun!


My horses seem to be eating more now than they did all winter. The mares are probably coming in heat! But I noticed the cold is making them shiver. Eating more hay will keep them warm. I hope our tractor gets fixed and I get round bales back out to them. I have had to feed them square bales this week. I don’t like carrying 60-70# square bales, in the mud, and in the cold!



Birds singing. This past week, I have noticed how much the birds are singing. As I was taking pictures of the robins, I noticed how much they sing. They don’t like to sit still very long when they know predators are near. Am I as much a predator as a cat?



Geese flying north. Do you know that when you try taking pictures of them, they are flying very fast? I love watching them fly. I love seeing how they make a V. Do you know that geese are loyal and mate for life? Why did people lost that trait?

29 years ago, there was snow on the ground in Pennsylvania. 29 years ago, I didn’t notice. Today is the first day of spring. Tomorrow is my 29th Anniversary.