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lavendertook) wrote2016-03-10 08:47 pm
lavendertook) wrote2016-03-10 08:47 pm
Spring Critters in MD
It's unusually warm today for March--upper 70's. So when I took a walk around Greenbelt Lake on my lunch break, I expected I'd see these guys emerge:
But I didn't expect to see this adorable garter snake already in the season:
The snake was about a foot and a half long.
Pretty colors.
I saw several frogs all hanging out in the entry pond.
And several turtles on this log and a few other logs in the lake.
Canada geese hanging out with a pair of mallard ducks.
And pretty wood ducks.
Spring is on the way.
And I am very grateful to walk where I can see all this. Two years ago today I had to take my lunch walk in the city, and on that day, it didn't go so well, and I got smacked onto the pavement. I am so glad to not be working downtown now, and that 2 weekdays I can walk around my lake because I'm working those days from home.
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But I didn't expect to see this adorable garter snake already in the season:
The snake was about a foot and a half long.
Pretty colors.
I saw several frogs all hanging out in the entry pond.
And several turtles on this log and a few other logs in the lake.
Canada geese hanging out with a pair of mallard ducks.
And pretty wood ducks.
Spring is on the way.
And I am very grateful to walk where I can see all this. Two years ago today I had to take my lunch walk in the city, and on that day, it didn't go so well, and I got smacked onto the pavement. I am so glad to not be working downtown now, and that 2 weekdays I can walk around my lake because I'm working those days from home.
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I truly am in a better place--thank you, and I'm hoping I can start feeling it, like any day now! I'm still stuck with the extra anxiety from getting to this place--so I'm still looking for bears chasing me out of the corner of my eyes. I don't know how long it will take for me to relax and stop beating myself up. Here's hoping sooner than later.