TEN YEARS AGO.

Work had progressed far enough on Cold Spring Shops headquarters to permit a sample of the view of the pond from the sun room.

In ten years, all the houses across the pond now have their second-story decks in place, and the trees have filled in nicely.  My yard is now friendly to turtles that lay their eggs a long crawl for the hatchlings to the pond.

There's a skunk roaming the neighborhood, plus voles and snakes in the grass, any of which might have an appetite for fresh egg.