Spring has sprung at least a month early in these parts.
And it's a beautiful thing!
Didn't even bother hooking up the snow-blower to the tractor this winter. Managed my snow issues with four trips with the walk-behind.
The birds are back, including the Canada Geese.
Most of the folks in these parts see them as a major pest. They decimate the corn crops later in the summer.
When we paddled our canoe through the marsh across the way last spring we came upon one nesting pair of Canada Geese after another. On relating that escapade to the local farmers they unanimously agreed that we should have smashed every goose egg we came across.
I can't do that.
But what I could do, if the winters around here keep getting warmer, is introduce 'gators into the marsh.
There's at least half a dozen pet stores in the Toronto area that will sell you a breeding pair of alligators.
I think they'd thrive there. Tons of frogs to feast on. Beaver, muskrat, stray dogs, lost fishermen... and millions of goose eggs!
And a thriving 'gator population would inevitably up the tourist draw in these parts.
Nevermind whale-watching; you could do 'gator-spotting right here in central Canada. And 'gator hunting, once the 'gator population achieves a critical mass.
Hell, our future depends on more global warming...
Bring it on!
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