Water

6/11/2025 water L, stingray65, 2:15-4:15pm Wind: 6mph from SWOC: 7+ Cicadas still resound from treesWhite daisies sprinkle the banksTurtles float up to chomp leaves, pollen, and floating cicadasSingle goose still guards 1Great blue heron statues on bankCormorant in 1 dips and divesLively birdsongs, cicada rhythms and thoughts stamped out by constant, steady windPurple martins dive […]

6/2/2025 water, R, stingray65, 4:00-6:00pm Wind: 3mph from SWOC: 7 Lush, lush green of every shadeCicada vibrations and chimes, frog maracas, bird songsGorgeous sound of great blue heron’s enormous WingsCool water underfootPollen white puffs and cicadas coat the waterCicadas shake the trees in 1NGolden copper wings glisten in flightGiant carp float 1N nookGreen heron lifts

5/18/2025 water, R, stingray65, 10:15am-12:15pm Wind: 8mph from NWOC: 7+ Dazzling sparkled waterBrilliant Diamonds dance on waterFish splashes everywhereSilent nesting 4SE Geese finally have new lil’ puffs!One more silent nester to go-Shadows of paddlefish in 1, 3, and 4Floral scent fills all of 1A few white daisies sprouting on the banksCascading multiflora roseGoose family chomping

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

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

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