Hello all,
Today, when Max and I were retrieving the suet cage from the lawn --- we have a never-ending battle with the yard squirrel, and it usually wins by unhitching the cage from its hanger --- we disturbed a flock of mergansers from the edge of our property by the dock. They shrieked all the way to the next cove in a real frenzy, with the winds and snow swirling as they took flight. By the time I returned inside and grabbed the binoculars, they were out of sight. They, however, were another small sign of the oncoming joy of longer days and increasing sunshine.
Welcome to our new blog from Carolyn and Steve at Blueberry Pointe on the Lake. Because so many of our guests contact us periodically with questions about the season and recreational opportunities here on the lakefront island, we've decided to create a blog where we can post periodic items of interest.
You can access our website at http://www.blueberrypointe.com/
As some of you already know, we are situated on a peninsula of land that juts out into a freshwater lake. Our property looks across the lake to long tracts of Nature Conservancy land, and, so, we have our own movies out the windows of wildlife and waterfowl. For example, although today is March 1 and we are 
still entrenched in winter's clutches --- with snow flying around us as we write --- we've seen the first signs of spring. Yesterday, two Canada geese flew in and landed on the open water edges of the ice. Over the years, we've figured out that Canada geese send an advance team to locate open water, hence, lake bottom feeding opportunities. All through the late afternoon, we could hear their honks back and forth from the far shore and the three season spring that is fed by melting snows and rainfall. We're unsure if their fact-finding for good feeding was successful, as tomorrow's temperature forecast is for single digits.
still entrenched in winter's clutches --- with snow flying around us as we write --- we've seen the first signs of spring. Yesterday, two Canada geese flew in and landed on the open water edges of the ice. Over the years, we've figured out that Canada geese send an advance team to locate open water, hence, lake bottom feeding opportunities. All through the late afternoon, we could hear their honks back and forth from the far shore and the three season spring that is fed by melting snows and rainfall. We're unsure if their fact-finding for good feeding was successful, as tomorrow's temperature forecast is for single digits.
Today, when Max and I were retrieving the suet cage from the lawn --- we have a never-ending battle with the yard squirrel, and it usually wins by unhitching the cage from its hanger --- we disturbed a flock of mergansers from the edge of our property by the dock. They shrieked all the way to the next cove in a real frenzy, with the winds and snow swirling as they took flight. By the time I returned inside and grabbed the binoculars, they were out of sight. They, however, were another small sign of the oncoming joy of longer days and increasing sunshine.This weekend, in the juxtaposition of winter and spring, of frozen land and new lives entering our periphery, we took hope. Nature reminded us that the long New England winter will end and that our love of the warm outdoors and green nature will soon be rewarded.
We'll keep you posted on other signs of spring as they emerge. Please feel free to forward the link to this blog to others who might be interested in learning about the seasons and happenings at Blueberry Pointe on the Lake.
