We are enjoying being back in downtown Harrisonburg. Kristin and I had lived downtown for the first few years of our marriage. I have many fond memories of our walks around various parts of downtown and the adjoining neighborhoods. So though we don’t live downtown anymore, we are excited about having our office there.
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One of the fun things about downtown Harrisonburg is the surprising variety of wildlife one might unexpectedly encounter. I remember the first time I saw a muskrat in Blacks Run: It was night and I was walking in between Blacks Run and the Water Street parking deck. I looked down into the creek in response to hearing a splash and thought at first that I was seeing a huge (as in, its body alone appeared to be about a foot long) sewer rat! Yuck! Days or weeks later I saw one in the daylight and realized that it must be a muskrat (in the daylight it looked more like a beaver with a rat tail). I discovered that there were two of them, and they were quite fun to watch. It is funny how some things can seem ugly at first glance and then much nicer later. A lot of life can be like that.
I guess I could be considered a “casual birdwatcher”. Birds can be very cute in their mannerisms and apparent personalities. When we lived downtown before I always enjoyed seeing the various families of ducks and ducklings making their way around town via the streets and Blacks Run. So I was pretty stoked to discover that we have a pair of ducks (a male and female) that like to hang around our office periodically. I have held off on posting this blog entry for a week or two because I’ve been hoping to get a good picture of them. But alas, they are not very image conscious (and more importantly, I have not had my camera with me when they’ve been around). So instead I’m including a few pictures (taken by Kristin) of some finches at the bird feeder I installed on one of our window sills at our prior home in Mississippi.
Enjoy!
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