2/7/2025, land L, 10:15-12:00pm Chilly, sunny morningGleaming icy puddlesBirds sing spring preparationsSun works to melt lake and swarovskis watersGeese above announce arrivals in pairs of twos and foursAmerican coots float majestically and with intentionSnow gulls sit fluffed and huddledFirst glimpse of blue heron on icy banks of 11Evidence of beaver trails crystallized in iceSomething dead …
1/13/2025 land R, 3:15-5:00pm Sun shines brightly from frozen snowIce patterns swirl across LakeBusy footprints reveal paths of birds, rabbits, deerSnow glistens in the SunDeer bound and prance up hills, over trailsFalcon passes silently overheadBeaver ice trails surrounding damHere’s to Fred on this beautiful day
12/19/2024 land R, 3:30-5:00pm Chilly afternoon hikePastels, slates and blue-greens smear the waterBald eagle sits on banks watching flock of floating birdsRed-berry tints in the browns along banksGoose couple floats quietly on lakeEagle takes flight to a naked branch above the lakeSix curious deer with their white puffed tailsStepping out of thoughts and into right …
12/8/2024 water L, 65stingray, 2:15-4:00 Wind: 10mph from SWOC: 6 Wind texturizes unfrozen waterThin coat of ice coats 2, preventing access to 1Crystalline ice reverberationsSlices into cold, thick waterVisiting white birds soarSun glazes and gleams waterMigrating giant puffed gulls accumulate on rocks-First 3, now 30Iced 4SEGulls gather, bathe, soarWaving, bending grasses on banksSuch lovely peace
10/19/2024, water L, 65stingray, 2:15 Wind: 4mph from SWOC: 6 Silt-covered snapping turtle rises to the surfaceSilvery thread of spider web floats through the airTurtles float, watching my passSchool of paddle fish in 1WOne Cormorant waits in 1N with open wingsTurtles line rocks and logs to soak October SunGentle hush of crickets vibrates from the …
10/4/2024, water L, 65stingray, 1:50-3:30pm Wind: 5mph from NWOC: 5+/6 Lovely quiet breezy dayCrickets ringingGrasshoppers ratcheting vibrationsTurtles slide from banks and plunk into watersWater levels continue to drop, despite Helene’s recent showersBees make the most of what’s left of purple astersFour cormorants wait on 1N perchesSpider web blankets glisten over rocksDiamond studded sparkling banksMonarchs making …
9/15/2024, water R, 65stingray, 10:15-12:00 Wind: 7mph from EOC: 6+/7 Gorgeous constant breeze rustles and flickers leavesGentle hush of crickets and grasshoppers surroundsNo evidence of geese except sprinkling of feathers on water’s surfaceGoldenrod, boneset and delicate aster, fill the OG Sandbar of 1NDoor-creaking cormorants sounds from their trusty 1N perchesBrilliant sheen of wind-textured watersMany shadows …
9/9/2024, water R, 65stingray, 4:00-6:00pm Wind: 6mph from WOC: 6+ Slight more yellow in the banks with hints of emerging orangeWater levels continue to drop:-scrape along the beginning of 4SE-scrape along much of the channel under 1/2 Bridge-1SS ledge: just above malleolus-1SE tire fully exposed-taller cormorant perches-tip of spool exposed-tip of one NW drain pipe …
9/1/2024, water R, 65stingray, 9:30 Wind: 7mph from WOC: 8 Gentle hush of crickets fills the airSlaps of jumping fishGorgeous brilliant sparklesSo sweet the scent in 4SCrystal clear waters reveal deep diving turtlesThree cormorants waiting on designated perchesSuch breathtaking BeautyMagnificently stunning waterTurtle found the tip of a newly exposed IslandFlock of geese fly by overhead, …
8/30/2024, water L, 65stingray, 2:45-4:30 Wind: 7mph from SWOC: 7 Subtle yellows emerging in treesSoft rustling of grasses and leaves along banks1-2 channel under bridge getting narrower1N islands growing biggerFew leaves float quietly on water’s surfaceChoreographed turtle slides from island rocks into waterNew cormorant babies! Now family of fiveMother spreads wings over floating babies with …