Nancy's Corner

We put the kayaks in the Connecticut River for the first time this year. We were surprised to see more sandpipers than ducks.

We also saw a variety of song birds,

and other critters.

Many spots on the rivers were noisy with frogs croaking
and I finally spotted one.

For a change, we walked on Hurricane Hill on Friday and saw wild flowers and a chipmunk.

We went to the Vermont Institute for Natural Science, a raptor rehab center, on Mother’s day. All of the birds seen here have something wrong with them that prevent them from thriving in the wild: a broken wing that didn’t heal correctly, a broken beak, habituated to humans…

The early spring wildflowers are blooming.

We have had a snowy winter.

When I wasn’t taking my husband to the doctors to treat lymphoma, I’ve spent the time walking with the dogs at Kilowatt Park and Maxfield Sports Center.

I’ve seen a few birds, but for the most part not at my bird feeders.

I’m very glad to see a few signs of spring.