5/15/2025 water, L, stingray65, 4:00-6:00pm Wind: 11mph from SWOC: 7+ Pollen-sprinkled blue green waterFluorescent yellow-green pollen-painted banksCormorant pops up to peek then dives back downGoose couple with 6 or 7 goslingsVigilant flock floats nearbyGorgeous heron glides aboveVisiting Swans’ whites gleam from across the lakeBlue Heron lifts up from the banksCrouched silent goose still sits patiently …
5/9/2025 water, L, stingray65, 2:00-4:00pm Wind: 8mph from NEOC: 7+ Wind textured sparkled waterTreelined banks and hills almost completely filled with greenGeese on alertGiant carp float and roll near banksShadows of paddlefish in 1 and 3Water levels Rising-No more Islands-OG sandbars in 1 and 3 almost melting away-Beaver dams submerged, appearing small-All tree branches fully …
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 …
4/20/2025, water R, 86tri, 10:30-12:30 Wind: 8mph from EOC: 8+ Golden-sparkled waterPurple Martin songs and goose callsKilldeer, mallards, mergansers and geeseBright green sprinkles up higher in treesGiant snapper explores 4SE shallowsGoose arguments from island in 3Turtles line the banks of 1 and 2Omnipresent thirst of new greens soaking up sunSweet scent of flowering shrubsPaddlefish peek …
4/12/2025, water R, 65stingray, 12:45 Wind: 8mph from NOC: 7 Chilly, gorgeous, sunny spring dayPurple martins returned with their lovely liquid-trillTurkey vultures sore aboveKingfishers dart from branch to branchHigh water levels from recent rains:-Submerged Islands, abandoned eggs, flooded goose nestsTurtles relaxing on rocks and logsSoft bright green climbs higher in tree linesCormorants back, flying overheadSubmerged …
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 …
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