I had a most productive day.  The bag of soil that has been sitting in my yard is now in a flower bed.  My vehicle is washed inside and out.  

After supper, I had two choices; sit down and read or go for a drive.  I chose the drive.  My eyes would have closed if I would have sat down with a book.

I made my way to Elk Island Park to see if any animals were out.  I checked out the ponds first.  At the beaver pond by Astotin Lake, the goslings were feeding in the water.  They were so loud that I could hear their slurping while I sat in my vehicle.

The beavers are going to keep the park staff busy all summer.  They have been building lodges that clog up the culverts.  The staff have had backhoes there on a couple of

occasions to break up the lodges.  Before long, the beavers have it clogged up again.  This time, the park staff have put up a cage-type structure that the beavers will not be able to penetrate.

I didn't see any beavers this evening but a muskrat was feeding on the edge of the pond.  It nibbled dandelions like it was its last meal.  

As I drove toward home, I thought that the best possible ending to a great day would be to see a moose.  I saw some willow branches move as I drove by and backed up to see what was creating the motion.  A moose head popped up from the shrubs.  

I pulled over and kept my eyes on the prize.  The moose was at the far end of the meadow.  I watched it move from one shrub to the next, feeding on the tender young branches.  It moved closer to where I was until it began drinking from a wet area right in front of me.  What a treat!

I came across a bison as well.  He was walking right down the middle of the highway.  It looked like he was doing a sobriety test.  He didn't veer off the yellow line!

The day was great from beginning to end.  In the morning, I was tempted to take off on a day trip but opted to get some work done around home.  I got so much accomplished and was treated to my favorite animal putting on a show for me.  Fantastic.