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<\/a>First is this gaggle of geese. I had to double-check my terminology to make sure that I was right, and apparently a “gaggle” is at least five geese.\u00a0 This bunch easily meets the requirements and, although they were plopped down as if they owned the road, I was able to convince them quite quickly that it was time to move.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Because of the advancing clouds and haze of the sky, it got dark quickly and it was time to head for home.\u00a0 It wasn’t the result I was looking for, but it was a good night nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I bolted to Sweet Briar with my best friend tonight to see if I could catch a red sunset.\u00a0 There’s a lot of particulate matter in the sky right now, making for some very red suns, and I wanted to … Continue reading <\/a>Just prior to that, I’d spotted an unusual sight: a fox laying on top of a hay bale.\u00a0 He had his front paws out in front of him and was just lounging around as we passed.\u00a0 I grabbed a telephoto lens and a camera and circled back, but this time he must have seen the lens or something…and scampered away.\u00a0 Shot missed.<\/p>\n<\/a>The sky played a cruel one on me today: the clouds moved in, obscuring the sun and the horizon.\u00a0 That’s okay, I had a Plan B: catch some nice reflections in the calm water of the lake.\u00a0 That worked.<\/p>\n