Skating into May. May 1st and 2nd 2026

It's still doing it. Nice on weekdays, shitty on weekends. We had a nice Friday so, since I've banned us from going to the den place, we went to see how the turtles at the cemetery were doing. Sunny, yes, but quite windy again. The big stump in the middle was adorned pretty much like it was the last time we were here, I even recognize some of the Red-ears. Three Painters this time, though.

The opposite shore, where the Snapper was basking last time, was  turtle-centric. And Goosey. That's a familiar Red-ear far right and a Painter next to it. The three on the left are probably Red-ears but maybe one is our resident Yellow-belly.

Speaking of Goosey... GOSLINGS!!!! Little fluff-balls of cute!

Something lurks beneath still waters... you know, it's weird to have the Snappers here not come up and beg but I'm glad they're not doing it this year (yet). It bodes well for their survival.

#42, a Baltimore Oriole. I love seeing these guys.

A couple of Painters basking.

Wait... look in front of the little guy's log!

Another submerged Snapper. Maybe he just sneezed? Or maybe I'm a little slow on the camera.

The only turtle still up on that opposite shore when we got there was the Red-ear that we've been seeing for years. I caught him at the end of a yawn.

That was it for that lunchbreak. Very enjoyable.

The next day, we hit a localish spot just inside Norfolk County that has been great before. And it has been a heartbreak before. Well, this Saturday was cool, windy and overcast. Our chances of seeing things were slim. In fact, the only picture I got in just under four miles of hiking was one Redback.

That's it. We saw a Kestrel and some sandpiperey things but got no photos. Too fast in flight.

And that was that for the weekend. Sunday was even shittier outside.