Mertle the Turtle

There's this disgusting little pond/wetland near my house in Champlin that's filled with turtles.  They are a bit more sensitive than I thought they'd be -- wouldn't let me get closer than 10 yards before they dove back into the water and eventually stuck their little heads up to see if I was still around.  Might have been the dog though - I'll have to leave her at home next time!  

But doesn't this water look disgusting?  There was an article in the StarTrib the other day about how full of chemicals neighborhood ponds are.  I'm thinking this is one of them!  Yuck.

The Mighty Mallard

Gorgeous bird.  Love seeing these guys around the neighborhood.  Seems I see more here than I do out in West Central MN these days though.  In the past 2 years, I think I went duck hunting twice.  There just aren't many around out there anymore.  Dad says they've changed their flight patterns.  Hopefully they'll change back soon.  I miss sitting in a duck blind with my dad, brother and the dog.  I miss laying in a corn field with 1,000s of ducks overhead making the sweetest sound on earth -- that whistley sound they make.  

On a funnier note... a girl riding her bike down my street the other day was chasing a duck and was yelling "AFLAC, AFLAC" in the duck's voice.  Too funny.  Thinking she might watch too much TV though?!

April Flowers

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Everything's a bit early this year, but no one's complaining.

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Saving some of that for later?

Saving that grass for later?

  Sure am.

High Heights

Silo on the McKigney farm.  You'd never get me up there.

Laundry Day

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Rusted Out Chevy