Land

3/21/2026, water L, stingray65, 2:45-3:40 Wind: 4mph from EOC: 6/6+ Lake the slate blue gray of skyFlat, calm waterWater level high–Only tip of one island peeks up-1N tree completely submergedCamouflaged shells of turtles sit quietly up on banksSticks and logs strewn about near the beaver bank lodgeGeese couples bark, staking claim of nesting spotDucks unsurprisingly […]

5/24/2025 water L, stingray 65, 10:00am Wind: 4mph from NOC: 8 Greeted by brilliant shimmering waterBird song and ringing of brood XIV cicadas fill the spaceLush green of banks smears into waterWaking turtles drift to surfaceLone American Coot in 1, dips and dives to stay in hiding3 ducks help protect remaining 4SE goose nestGreen heron

5/7/2025 land, R, 1:45-3:45pm Bird song fills the valleyGreen blue water reflects trees and skyGoose couple with 3+ goslingsTurtles plunk into water with sound of footstepsWater levels risingNo islands in 1- only strip of old-school sandbarFresh greens and honeysuckle scent fills the airFeel Sun evaporating soaked green groundGorgeous sound of beautiful big blue heron lifting

3/29/2025, run/walk, land, R Soft bright green filling in lower shrubsGeese in pairs, protecting separate nests, warn with any approachWhite flowering trees line the trailThoughts of Megan on this beautiful spring day-sending peace and love to you, my Sista

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

5/14/2024, land R, 3:30 Walk in the steady rainGreens and Smoky Blues from the Mist hovering in treesQuiet geese long ranks keeping a low profile with their babies

3/24/2024, land L 9:30-11:10 Cold, bright early spring morningFaint green hills spotted with white flowering treesBirds jubilantly, out-singing each otherGeese call in the distanceWhistle to graceful vultures aboveLake water sparkles brilliantly, texturized by windEvidence of unfinished beaver work on treesSun illuminates new growthQuiet geese float and stand on guard on islandDeer prints in soft thick

2/26/2024, water, R, 81v-dr, 2:40-4:45 Wind: 8mph from SOC: 5+/6 (4 in 2 and 4S) Sunny, 70° in February!Gorgeous, brilliant sparkling edges of shimmering watersNot much change in beavers’ 4SE experimentWater levels thankfully still rising-small stream now under bridge into 1N-islands shrinking-1S ledge: rests on lateral malleolus-tire almost kisses Waters Edge-1NW branch: mid patella-1NW drainage