plans were derailed today...a trip south of the city to visit an old friend first involved a digression to check out the nearby bird sanctuary...news was out that thousands of snow geese had amassed at the location...a long walk about the wetlands revealed not a single goose, so eventually sat on a pond-side bench for a little rest...within minutes a quartet of sandhill cranes came strolling by, checking out local food options, yet wary all the same...I never did get to my friend's house