Lookin’ Out My Back Door

More accurately, sitting in a rocking chair and looking through the lanai screen.

Ducks landing on the pond. Some flare and make nice, soft landings. Muscovy ducks sometimes come in fast, skim the surface and then land like a skier and push water like a sail boat, across half the pond. Show offs.

From the street, two Sandhill Cranes striding slowly across the grass, stepping onto the pavement, walking leisurely to the other side, leading with their long neck. Sandhills seem to realize they have right of way.

Reminds of a joke: A citizen calls a state wildlife department and says the department should move the Deer Crossing signs, because too many deer are being hit.

Another outdoor observation: Years ago my wife and I were on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Some areas have “Watch for Falling Rocks” signs. The rocks I saw sitting on the shoulder of the highway, you could have watched them all the way from the high hillside to the highway and not stopped one inch of their progress down.