my daughter and her friend ushered in the warm weather with the first kayak outing of the season.  the lake is still 70% ice covered, but the outer, shallower, edges are all ice free.  i think we will be ice free by sunday. during their adventure, the girls found this damaged canada goose egg sitting on the bottom of the lake.  the photo doesn’t do justice to its impressive size.  one canada goose egg has the same volume as four chicken eggs.

canada goose egg

turtle lake, saint paul, minnesota