A short escape into nature
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On the way back to my parents house after a 24 hour stint with my parent in the hospital, I stopped by Josey Ranch (in Carrollton TX) for an escape into nature.
The first bird I saw was a bluebird! Whether or not it was a good omen – it was a great boost to my mood.
I thought at first that there were only scaups on the water.
But then I noticed the coots…and that one of them was smaller than the others. Was it a juvenile? The grass that had grown in the pond over the summer when the water level was low is now flooded and the coots seem to love eating it.
And then a grebe swam by near the coots.
I photographed the sleeping swans with some grebes feeding in the grass nearby.
It was only a short escape from focus on what was happening at the hospital and at my parents’ home…but time well spent for sustaining a positive mental outlook.
