That was Wednesday

There was beeping on our watches. When we got home, there was this image and message.

Watch out!! He’s got his G1!

Watch out, indeed. The boy is now permitted to get behind the wheel, under supervision, of course.

There was a second beep.

It was also a big day for me. I’m officially back to being Shauna Rayner.

After more than twenty years, Shauna reclaimed her original name. It is only a name, but for some reason it pleases me. I am not sure if most women still adopt their husband's names, but Shauna originally did it to have the same name as her kids when they were growing up and in school. Danica is in her last semester and JJ will be a senior, so Sha decided it was time to change it back.

She also announced in on FB.

Sue and I had been out for our daily hobble. She had hoped to use the new telephoto capabilities on her phone to take pictures of the trumpeter swans, which we discovered are still hanging about. We did find a small group but could only see them through branches and at a distance, and they were just sleeping. Better luck next time.

Not the very best sightlines

From just about the same spot, I took a photo of a lonely bench with the river in the background. The snow around the bench has melted, but there is still plenty of ice and snow out on the river.

Another nice and unexpected happening was that of coming across the geese. They have arrived in numbers. We must have passed hundreds at the eastern end of the park, but there was another, smaller gaggle at this western edge. I took a very short video, just to capture their honking.

So, whilst we had been shuffling along prosaically on a dull day, changes were occurring. JJ got his beginner's permit; Shauna got a name change; and. the geese arrived in honking numbers. That is almost not to mention that the snow by that bench had melted away, but that is also a pretty good thing.