A whim took me down our trail to the marsh late yesterday afternoon. I hadn’t ventured in that direction in months, but a few weeks ago my hubby had been given a tiny fir seedling at a special event. He’d planted it in the woods near the edge of the marsh, and today was heading there to water it. I grabbed my camera and went along. (With both bear and cougar in the area these days, it’s nice to have his company.)
The marsh is a transitional mess of lingering brown and gold slowly submitting to new green. Lily pads have already emerged from their winter depths and unfurled over the surface in still places.
A pair of mallards squawked briefly at our presence (it really couldn’t be called quacking) and disappeared into the grasses.
I’ve occasionally heard geese flying in, but there was no sign of them today. It was disappointing to discover bushes shooting up from their old nesting spot atop the abandoned beaver house — an end to their unique and safe mid-marsh maternity ward.
A lone blackbird silhouette was the only other presence. At least, the only one we saw. What lurked in hidden places stayed hidden.
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For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
so the Lord God will cause
righteousness and praise
to sprout up before all the nations.
[Isaiah 61:11]
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MUSINGS 
That fir seedling is lucky to have found such a nice neighborhood!
Hopefully it likes it there as much as we do. It’s very “au natural”, but lovely and quiet. In our early years here we used to rake the undercover of the woodsy areas so it was almost park-like, but it became too much work. Now about all that gets cleared after the winter storms is the actual pathway between our house and the marsh.
I’ve heard geese, but they’re heading towards Vanderhoof, not bothering to stop here yet. Lovely photos, Carol. I, too, love this time of year
I’m sure the geese will be dropping in on Cluculz any day now.
You really do live on the edge of wild, don’t you? Wonderful stuff to see!
Although we’re not far from the city, we have 2-1/4 acres and are surrounded by lots of wooded area, close to the base of the mountains. We love country living. 🙂