{"id":25496,"date":"2023-04-14T11:29:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=25496"},"modified":"2023-04-25T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:42:24","slug":"apr-14-theyre-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2023\/04\/14\/apr-14-theyre-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Apr 14 They&#8217;re Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"b-qt qt_390270\"><strong>One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bq_fq_a\"><strong>Aldo Leopold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The geese are back. I said hello as they flew fifty feet above me. I welcome them. They represent the return of spring here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25500\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2023\/04\/14\/apr-14-theyre-back\/canada-goose-in-flight-with-blue-skies-in-the-background\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"329,230\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/iStockphoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Canada goose in flight with blue skies in the background&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Denja1&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Canada goose in flight with blue skies in the background&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Canada goose in flight with blue skies in the background\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Canada goose in flight with blue skies in the background&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3-300x210.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25500 size-full\" style=\"border: 6px solid #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3.jpeg 329w, http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/download-3-300x210.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-YWQCqg7cY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ya, I know the melting snow, longer days, and warmer temps should have been a clue.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the geese is awesome, soon joined by the millions of other birds that fly through here in spring and fall.<\/p>\n<p>I just got back from the village, picked up freight, and came home.<\/p>\n<p>I will spend the rest of the day resting. It is sunny out, but my solar panels are not producing much. I need to go out to find one or more panels that are dead.<\/p>\n<p>I am sure that is a 3-hour job. If the weather is good tomorrow, I may attempt that then.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpDZtKR1BMk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring. Aldo Leopold &nbsp; The geese are back. I said hello as they flew fifty feet above me. I welcome them. They represent the return of spring here. 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