I’m hanging in there by my fingernails, and we have about four days’ worth of photos left. This is a hint to send yours in. . .
Today we have a short but very sweet series of three photos from reader Alex Skukas. The captions are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
Something to hopefully make you smile (and maybe wistful) as you wait for your campus pond to reopen. We have two ponds in our backyard and one of them has a large rock in the middle.The rock:
Zooming in:
Turtles are often found sunning themselves on the rock. But not this year:
This is a great place to build a nest free from terrestrial predators, and also gives the ducklings a safe place to dry off and sleep. I’ll try to report back on their progress.
And yes, the photo did make me wistful. The pond is still under construction, and look a long way from being finished. Ten to one we will have no water in it this year, and then it needs to be enriched with fauna before the ducks and turtles can thrive there. This may mean a 2025 without ducks, which makes me sad.
Very nice. A moat around the rock to protect nesting and resting ducks. Note to UChicago administration: Jeebus, even Boeing successfully launched astronauts to ISS before you have finished restoring Botany Pond. Damn embarrassing I say. Maybe restoring a terrestrial water feature IS rocket science.
I see mallards a lot now because of WEIT and wish I could just capture great pics on the spot…. takes effort!
Nice. It’s fun to see turtles enjoying the spring sunshine.
That’s very heartwarming