Grand Valley

White Puffy Clouds

7/6/2024, water R, 65stingray, 3:00pm Wind: 7mph from WOC: 6+ Gorgeous blue green water surrounded by lush greensBirds singing excitedly, repeating with something to sayWhite puffy clouds fill the sky and coat the waterCormorant waits on tiny island in 1N-does not allow for approachTurtles with their mud-coated shells clunk and plop into waterGeometric-patterned waterStartled blue …

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Streaky White Whisps

7/2/2024, water L, 65stingray, 2:15-4:15pm Wind: 6mph from SOC: 6 Streaky white wisps in blue skyCormorant patrols, dives in reclaimed 1NBright green trees and blue sky ripple and smear on waterLeaves spin, shimmer, and brush in the breezeWater glistens as it wrinklesPeek over at 5 – still 100% blocked by barrier rocksNot a single sign …

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Cormorant Is Back!

6/27/2024, water R, 65stingray, 2:20-4:30pm Wind: 8mph from NEOC: 6+ Constant Breeze, breathing treesGeese perfectly still and aligned along 3/4 sandbarTurtles recede from rocks into waterPlumes of silt evidence fleeing giant carp in shallow WatersPurple martins dip, dive and sipGreat mullein starting to sprout yellow flowersTurtles lounge on Beaver DamCormorant is back – found the …

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Fluff Lifts

6/13/2024, water L, 65stingray, 2:30pm Wind: 8mph from SOC: 6 Deep blue-green water beckonsGentle, soft and quietWind softly brushes treesFull flock quietly stands guard around young goose familyFluff lifts and is carried from sandbar flowers to melt on watersDaisies retreating to make way for new flowersShimmering, breathing waterWind wipes thoughts yet againPeace

Magnificently Sparkling Waters

6/7/2024, water R, 65stingray, 9:30-11:30am Wind: 12mph from WOC: 7 ( wrinkled by wind) Greeted by magnificently sparkling watersCrickets ringing, birds joyously singingFlocks of geese fly overheadPaddling on diamonds takes breath awayGeese families with juveniles float silentlyWind moves, shapes, transforms waterTrees wave, rustle and breathe in the windFlowers and grasses bend and swayDeer jumps from …

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Wrinkled Blue-Green Water

5/28/2024, water R, 65stingray, 3:00-5:00pm Wind: 14mph from WOC: 6 Gorgeous wrinkled blue-green water on a sunny windy dayTurtles emerge, steady in turbulent waterNo sign at all of geese anywhere todayWind reveals lighter underside of rocksPatterened snake swims and “s”-es across the channelWind rocks, bounces, and splashesIt muffles bird songs and frog soundsIt sparkles and …

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Inspiring Morning

5/25/2024, water L, 65stingray, 8:45-10:50am Wind: 8mph from WOC: 7/7+ Greeted by sparkling water, purple martin song and goose chatterSuch fresh sweet lovely scents fill 4SETall lovely purple and white moth mullein flowers and fragrant sweet clover lining the southern banksHawk circles and scatters purple martins from their homesGreen heron couple flies high over trees …

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Bathing Geese

5/19/2024, water R, 65stingray, 8:45am Wind: 4mph from SWOC: 8 Absolutely gorgeous brilliant morningDew-glistened greensGreen-blue water coated with pollen and fluffPurple Martin songsFish jumpingShadows of paddlefishBathing geeseWhite Puffs float down magically, peacefully to melt on waterBirds skim watersCrickets ring in 1NGreen heron lifts from shore to shore, staying just aheadWhite daisies now filling in along …

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Pollen-Coated Water

5/16/2024, water L, 65stingray, 2:45-4:45pm Wind: 5mph from WOC: 7+ (under white fluff and pollen!) Lush green reflects in waterClouds smeared on surfaceWhite puffs bounce and float by on pollen-coated waterEnormous carp spawning in 1NSweet floral scents drift from the banksFish and turtles happily feed on the fluffHear my green heron up in the tree, …

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