WILD THINGS: Patricia Demjan can relate to Wanda Himes’ report
of “”white geese”” overhead.[neWLine]

She writes, “”… some years ago I noticed a large ‘V’ of Canada
geese winging its way over my house in Bradford.ðThere was one
goose that stood out, even to my naked eye.ðWhen I retrieved my
binoculars, I discovered that a lone snow goose was making the trip
with its cousins!””[neWLine]

“”I had never seen that before, or since.[neWLine]

“”That’s one of the reasons I love living here – we’re where the
wild things are!””[neWLine]

Speaking of those “”white geese,”” we also had a note from Skip
Riekofsky: “”These ‘white geese’ may very well have been tundra
swans. Snows (snow geese) have black wings. Tundra swans have also
made a major comeback in the recent past.””[neWLine]

“”Snow geese have a higher pitched call than Canada’s, and
Tundra’s have a slightly higher pitch yet. Tundra swans flocks are
usually large although I recently saw a flock of 30-40
birds.[neWLine]

“”On another note, it was kinda strange to see chipmunks playing
in the snow yesterday.””[neWLine]

And there have been reports, too, of other creatures returning
to life.[neWLine]

Angela Shipman of Bradford drops us an e-line to let us know her
6-year-old daughter McKenna was thrilled when she “”caught”” and
“”held”” her first woolly bear caterpillar of the season on March
13.[neWLine]

“”Is this a sign of spring?”” Angela asks.[neWLine]

“”The caterpillar was black at the head with a big round, long
middle, and a tiny black end!ðHe was quite the frisky little guy
crawling all over her hand![neWLine]

“”Thought maybe you’d be interested in this
sighting!””[neWLine]

We have never heard of woolly bear caterpillars predicting
anything but winter weather but, still, just seeing a woolly bear
in March seems like a promising sign.[neWLine]

Then, last Thursday, we had a pair of reports about returning
robins – Rhonda Gray, Lincolndale, saw two robins, and Melody Steis
of Wolf Run Road, Rew, saw three in her neighbor’s yard. We’re
getting there![neWLine]

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TODAY’S QUOTE: “”If ancient books were lost or ceased to be,
then lost would be the key of memory,”” said Geoffrey Chaucer,
British author, poet, circa 1386. As always, today’s quote is
courtesy of the Freedom Forum, dedicated to free press, free
speech, free spirit.