First snow...

The first snow of the season fell this weekend.  We only got an inch or two but it seems late for us... not that I'm complaining - we have had a perfectly wonderful, warm fall!

 The lake is filled with Canadian geese getting ready to head south.  They make such a racket!  But I like the geese, even though they are usually considered pests.  They were hunted almost to extinction in the 1900's but are plentiful today.

 Canada geese mate for life and keep their young with them longer than any other bird... almost a year after they are born.  Even though the v-shaped formations of honking geese signal the onset of cold weather, they actually don't go too far.. just to where they can find open water.