1/14/2023 Land L 10:50-12:50 Very cold, cloudy morning, biting windPrickled thistle standing at attentionNaked trees with nature’s ornamentsIcy cold fingertipsBlue sky trying to reveal itselfBeautifully tangled branches of the brushThistle whispers and cracks in the windSun emerges to illuminate the soft fuzzy white and the cream-silvered flowers and to glisten the watersObsessed with the steadfast …
12/5/2022 Land R Post ACLM board examNo thoughtsHalf run, half walk on a gray chilly daySilvery gray mirrored lake
11/7/2022 Land L 2:45?-4:30 Gorgeous quiet peaceful fall afternoonEnd of daylight savingsSoft calm of cricketsChirping birdsNewly exposed rock in the shallowing watersWater glistens and shines brilliantlyMost leaves now cover the ground and trails (except low greens and red berry shrubs)Few specklings of orange, red and yellow leavesFluffy brown and cream-colored plants, wheats and grassesClusters of …
10/29/2022 water R, v-drive 81, 1:50-3:30Wind: 5mph from NEOC: 6+/7 More shallow than ever before!Deep Rocky Banks, new exposed islands, 1N closed off by RangersVibrating shimmering in the distanceExposed bare branches with some remaining oranges, spots of yellow and evergreensOccasional puff floats pastSoftly chirping crickets from the banksConstant, gentle breeze sparkling the leavesFew turtles out …
10/3/2022 Land, L, 3:20-5:15 Beautiful, sunny fall dayWind, rustling leaves, singing cricketsCreams, tans light browns and green grassesTiny white “daisies” and purple “daisies” with yellow centersLilac thistle, red berries, tall brown pricklesGrasshoppers jump into flight to avoid my stepSweet earthy prairie scentCrazy wasp – iridescent blue black wings with yellow and orange lower abdomenSo many …
9/29/2022 water L, uv82, 4:00-5:50 Wind: 10mph from EOC: 6 Cool windy fall dayGoldenrods surround, yellows with slight hints of orange emerging in the trees, rose grassesWater more shallow than ever: deep in the water with high rocky banks, bridges above at higher heights, picking up and carrying board more than a couple times (1N …
8/28/22, GV, water R, uv82, 4:15-6:00pm Wind: 8mph from SOC: 7+/8 (below the choppy surface) Geometric wind chopped waterWater sparkling brilliantly into the WestGentle backdrop of cricketsTurtles slide from banks and rocks with passingEver sweet wheat scent in 4SEKingfisher machine guns pastMetallic dragonfly dronesOccasional leaf drops and slides onto waterLounging turtle headsLowering water line: deeper …
8/20/2022 water L, vdr81, 9:15-11:00 Wind: 3-5mph from SOC: 7 Sun opaqued by hazy summerSilvery shimmers with golden sparklesCrickets ringing gently, bird chirps and sonsLovely sweet herbal scentSole slender bird floats serenelyOccasional leaf drops soft to slide on the water surfaceGoose feathers pushed to attention along the banks of 3 islandCicadas starting to ramp up …
8/18/2022, GV, water R, uv82, 9:30-11:10am Wind: 2mph from SWOC: 7 Sun gleaming in water with smeared cloudsRhythmic chorus of cicadas in the backdrop of high chimed cricketsWater in 4 coated with goose feathers and melting puffy downConcentric circles from turtle bubbles and head popsShadowed paddlefishCopper coated dragonfly surveys the waterMy curious kookaburra keeps ahead …
8/13/2022. GV, land L, 9:15-10:45? Arrive greeted by the welcoming birds, bands of crickets and such sweet scentsFlat mirrored water broken occasionally by fish jumpsSparkling dewy grassFeathery streaked wispy cloudsHills filled with Queen Anne’s LaceThistle continues to fill in with more flowersBrilliant sparkling diamond studded water