When we came to this land, there was an old sign out front that said "Meadowlark." It was pretty decrepit and I always planned to make a new sign but never did. I still think of this land as Meadowlark. We have two little ponds. The one you are looking at is the bigger of the two--and its still pretty small. The other is smaller and totally covered with fresh, organic, watercress. The good thing about having these ponds is that the whole animal neighborhood comes down to drink. We have a blue heron, ducks, turtles once in a while. Turkeys, a fat fine fox and her kits. Once I even saw a marten. And of course: deer. We have a whole herd up on the hill and in the spring, if we are lucky, we get to see tiny fawns, smaller than a medium-sized dog being brought down to the edge of the pond to drink. You might say this pond is a blessing magnet, the well-spring of life on our land.
Bye for now.
