Sunday, February 9, 2014

Where Blue Heron Treads

Blue Heron's Log
Log Frozen in Ice
Silly on Sundays Bloghop
To go where Blue Heron treads is possible because of ice. A mere stub of log pokes through the frozen layers of Elmira Pond and I can actually stand where my favorite pond guest likes to sun and preen in the spring and summer.

The first time I ever met Blue Heron he was stalking frogs in the rushes along the water's edge. He's a male, great blue heron nearly four-feet tall with a wing span that approaches seven feet. He's magnificent. His neck compresses like under-the-sink plumbing until he strikes, elongating that neck and wielding his beak-blades to snag a frog, fish or even a field gopher.

When Blue Heron is at rest, he goes to the log across the pond and stands still as carved blue-grey marble. Until molting season. Then he pecks at his feathers until I worry he's diseased. He sheds his mating colors, growing duller feathers before leaving me alone to watch an empty pond in winter.

My daughter, Brianna, joins me on the ice and I show her the log. A gymnastics coach, she struts a few poses, giving me her best Blue Heron imitations. It's a silly thing to do, but giggling on the log helps me overcome the pond's empty-nest-syndrome. I know that the migrators will return, just as the flown children still visit.


Join host blogger EverythingSusan for more Silly on Sundays stories, posts and funnies. Getting silly prepares you for Monday.

Have a few giggles with our photos:

Posing Like Blue Heron

Nifty Heron Leg Trick

Boots on Blue Heron's Log

Statue Still Like Blue Heron

14 comments:

  1. omg... HAhahahahAHHAHAHA I love this so much! Great fun. I adore the plaid pants? Are they jammies? If so, I love them x2!

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    1. Yep! Jammie-pants...my daughter loves her job because she gets to work at the gym in jammies and slippers!

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  2. This post made me happy. Brianna could be in the next Karate Kid (what number is it?) movie. And you look so joyful and vibrant. How I love blue herons and their human wannabees. Pretty awesome aspirations. As for me, I broke through the ice today while crossing a stream.

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    1. She could be the Karate Kid--Blue Heron-Style! Oh, no breaking through ice can be scary. Hopefully you didn't get too wet and weren't too far from home.

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  3. This would surely be classified as a silly Sunday blog, Charli. You did it! Looks like you had a fun...I mean silly Sunday.

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    1. I like being on the look-out for silliness now! It feeds my natural inclination!

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  4. Charli, when I saw the first picture (you imitating Blue Heron on the log) my first thought (because I'm watching the Olympics) was that you were practicing for snow boarding competition! Great pictures and fun story. Fun to be silly with your daughter.

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    1. LOL, yes that's my snow boarding form...it wasn't easy to balance on the log! And that was silly enough!

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  5. LOL Brianna sure looks like she's having a lot of fun! Have to say Charli,you live in one the most beautiful places I've seen. I just can't figure out with all that's going on around you how you find the time to write. Have a great week and thanks for linking up.

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    1. That pond turned into a major distraction until I embraced blogging about it. Being inspired keeps my creative currents flowing which is why I'm so grateful to be writing with all of you! Love linking up with SOS!

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  6. It may seem silly, but oh so much fun!!! You both look like you were having a wonderful time! That is what makes life worth living.

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    1. These are the moments that makes all the rest worthwhile!

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  7. This warmed my heart, Mumsy Darling :)

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    1. As it did mine! Love making pond-memories with you!

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