Canada Geese and a few ducks have returned to the Bass Pond, apparently to start nesting. It is so beautiful and serene there in the transitional period from winter to spring

The moss above is one I hadn't seen before. I am continually amazed at the variety of mosses that proliferate the forests here. Below is a shot of Black Angus at Biltmore on a very warm February afternoon. One of the calves was completely zonked out.