Dobbin Decorations and Geese on the Pond

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<div class="divcap">The Dobbin House's Decorations this Christmas include a sleigh and lots of fruit.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">When we walk around Gettysburg with our camera, sometimes objects catch our eye that are "different," such as this collection of fruit at the Dobbin House. This is "different" because earlier that morning we had taken pictures of the Hancock Gate and the non-battlefield stone walls in the Zieglers Grove area.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">We retraced our steps to the front of the Dobbin House and saw this display.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">Because this was a nice change from mulling over why the National Park Service was rebuilding battlefield incorrect stone walls, we thought we'd stop and take some pictures.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">This image shows a closer view of the sleigh.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">This image shows a closer view of the fruit bush or fruit tree or fruit wreaths or fruit tub.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">The next week we were walking behind the West Building on the campus of Gettysburg College.<span class="viewcap">This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">To the west of the West Building is the college's Quarry Pond. To the west of the Quarry Pond is Oak Ridge/Seminary Ridge and the area of the infamous "Railroad Cut."<span class="viewcap">This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">The Quarry and its pond were not in existence at the time of the battle.<span class="viewcap">This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">There are restrictions on activities at the Quarry Pond.<span class="viewcap">This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">The Quarry is used for "tailgating" at sporting events. The football stadium is in this area as are the baseball field and the softball field.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">What caught are attention on this day were the geese by the pavillion.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing west at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">The geese were just entering the pond when we showed up.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing west at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">Thousands of geese use the pond on their annual migrations. The proximity of the pond to the National Park Service fields that are harvested by local farmers is an attraction for the birds to this area.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing west at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">These animals and other shorebirds have been attracted to the Quarry Pond in recent years because of the drought that occurred in other areas over the last three years or so.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing west at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">While one group was in the water, another group was at the Quarry dormitories. The cupola of the Lutheran Theological Seminary is in the right background.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">The 50-foot, 23-bell tower/carillion was dedicated on May 31, 2002.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">This flock of megrating Canadian Geese of course were not around our area very long.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>

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<div class="divcap">They were gone when we visited the next day.<span class="viewcap">This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 11:15 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016.</span></div>