Flocking To The Snowy Pond...

 “Listen to the silence inside the illusion of the world.”

   ~ Jack Kerouac

    ~ 1922 ~ 1969

 

With a fresh snowfall clinging to the trees, Canadian Geese flock to the pond as sunset looms on a mid-January day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania, painting a serene showcase of winter’s quiet beauty.

Mother Goose & Her Golden Eggs ...

“Rock-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green;

Father’s a nobleman, Mother’s a queen …”

          ~ “Mother Goose”

 ~ The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales & later of English nursey rhymes

  ~ In 1697, Charles Perrault published a collection of folktales with the subtitle “Contes de ma mère l'oye” (Tales from my Mother Goose), which became beloved throughout France and was translated into English in 1729

Talk about the wonder of nature in action! A Canada Goose looms over her eggs just before sitting on them as the gander stands guard in the spring waters of the Monocacy Creek on a late April afternoon at Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Soon precious goslings will hatch from these eggs.

Once nesting has begun, the male and female will both defend the nest. The female lays eggs about every 1.5 days. Once all the eggs are laid, incubation begins.

Between one and ten, but normally five to six eggs are laid in the nest in March, April or May. Eggs are incubated by the goose (female) while the gander (male) stands guard nearby. The female leaves the nest only briefly each day to feed. Eggs hatch after 25 to 30 days.

 

Goslings Along The Delaware Canal ...

“Sweet spring full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.”

           ~ George Herbert

        ~ Welsh poet, orator & priest of the

                 Church of England

                         ~ 1593 ~ 1633

The spring sun kisses sweet Canadian Geese goslings enjoying a beautiful May afternoon on the Delaware Canal along the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).

I captured this image after starting out from the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead at Delaware Canal State Park, Easton, Pennsylvania.

The trail is positioned between the Delaware River and Delaware Canal, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978. The site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

 

The Gosling Naps ...

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

                     ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

                          ~1867-1959

The warmth of a May evening wraps softly around this precious gosling as the baby Canada Goose steals a nap at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.