Neighborhood Lake

We went to our neighborhood lake this weekend to help clean up all of the overgrowth around the banks. And in the process, we discovered that there are some good-sized fish in the lake (bass, I think), two geese who've made their nest there (with FIVE eggs!), and tons of catapillars that hang out near the bridge!

You can click on any of the images to enlarge them, by the way.

The two geese and their nest of eggs:


A close-up of the eggs:

I don't know how long they've been there, but I read somewhere online that they take from 28-35 days to hatch. We'll have to keep watching them over the next month or so.

There were tons of caterpillars near the bridge. Allie is holding a couple of them:


Caterpillar Race!


Papa Goose would NOT relax while guarding his nest, and kept hissing at us for coming too close!

One of the cutest creatures we saw at the lake today. I think I might take him home with me...


Ahh, nature!