What's Good for the Goose

My commute to my day job is longer than it once was.  Having worked from home before, my current 60 mile trek every morning is a bit of an adjustment.  The redeeming factor is the fact that I get to work in a truly rural county surrounded by natural beauty of all types.  This morning we stepped off the bus at exactly the right time.  The sun was just beginning to peer over the eastern ridge and the entire Pend Oreille River valley was washed in gold and silver.

As I made the short walk to my office, I looked above me and spotted a mating pair of chinstrap Canadian geese gliding in to a smooth landing in the buffalo fields behind me.  It's good to see life returning to the valley along with the sun.  It won't be long and this one pair will be joined by a throng of returning wildlife.  Seeing as how most of the valley is made of wetlands of one type or another, I eagerly await the fullness of spring and all the part-time residents of the valley.  Bring it on!