Ducks, Geese, and Ice!

It's been a bit since I posted here, so I thought it about time.

We've still been getting out and spending time among the wild during these colder times, just not for much of a long stint at a time. Seen some beautiful sites with the light frosting of snow on the wonderful rock formations and mesas around town. This past week it's barely warmed to 32 degrees (Fahrenheit, that is) outside during the day, and been in the low teens at night.

Well, today was a nice sunny day, and a balmy 34 mid afternoon, so we decided to take our Jack Russell (he's the perfect Druid's dog...loves to get outdoors and play) out to Clear Creek just south of town. To our surprise, it's frozen over with a good sheet of ice! There was an open spot of water in one area of direct sunlight, and a flock of ducks (pintail, I think, weren't close enough to really tell) were enjoying themselves. As well, some Canadian Geese were sunning themselves on the ice sheet.

Had some fun skipping some good, flat, rocks across the ice. our JRT was fascinated by the "tin roof" sound when they struck. He was so anxious to get out there and chase them, but not knowing just how thick the ice really was, to his dismay, we kept him on the shore