2/14/2024, water, L, 80 u-v, 2:30-4:30 Wind: 4mph from NOC: 6+/7 Sunny day, again near 50 degreesSaved big fish stuck upside downBathing gullsTracks and trails left by animals in shallow watersBlue Heron lifts up silently and glides effortlessly across the lake to avoid my approachGleaming water with sparkling distant edgesSo peaceful, not a soul around …
2/7/2024, water!!! R, 81v-dr, 2:30-4:30 Wind: 3mph from SEOC: 7 (8 in 1N) Unseasonably warm – 50s in FebruaryGray-brown-taupey rim reflecting leafless treesSlate gray waters turn blue green when the sun peeks from behind cloudsBeavers testing out new spot, blocking off 4EFeathers of every kind float softly on surfaceAmerican Coots float followed by their wakes …
12/7/2023, water R, 81uv-dr, 2:15-4:00 Wind: 14mph from SWOC: 6+/7 High energy wind-stirred waterBrilliant westerly watersGull sit on top of water and fly above to surveilCoots float in large flock, keeping very cautious distanceTall dry grasses rustle and whoosh in the wind
12/2/2023, water L, 82u-v, 10:15-12:00 Wind: 5mph from WOC: 6+/7 Steely gray-blue cloud-covered skyBarren trees and sunken water levelsTraversing longer distances on land to bring board into 1OG sandbar in 1N now a wall – taller than me standing on SUP-Can no longer see over to the other side1NW exposed branch: Rib 7Silvery sparkles when …
11/12/2023, water L, 82u-v, 11:00-12:15 Wind: 7mph from EOC: 7 Gorgeous sunny brisk fall daySurrounded by greens, oranges, reds, and mauvesIntoxicating scents fill the lake valleyWater levels continue to dropOnce small sandbars, now little hills1NW exposed branch: up to ASISWhat used to be just two tips of exposed branches is now a completely exposed fallen …
10/18/2023, water R, 81v-dr, 3:00-5:00pm Wind: 10mph from SOC: 6 Cool constant breeze on a sunny dayGreen, yellow, and red-leafed trees line the lake’s edgesLone goose floats in 3Gentle hush of crickets and rustling of leavesNo sign of 1N cormorants today!Brilliant dancing jewels on waterHoles within the cliffs of OG 1N sandbar – for snakes? …
10/14/2023, water L, 81v-dr, 12:00-2:00pm Wind: 13mph from WOC: 6+ Partial eclipse today on this cloudy day-Said to start about 11:45 and peak around 1:05Crickets resound – even through wind’s pushA few more Monarchs headed southwestSun peeks out briefly during eclipse-Wind ruffles water, distorting evidence-Many attempts to capture reflection until clouds cover up againClouded, Eclipse-darkened …
10/13/2023, water L, 82uv, 3:15-5:00pm Wind: 8mph from SEOC: 6+ Crickets, grasshoppers and waving leaves fill the spaceSweet, herbal, grassy scentsWind energy shimmers waters and vibrates treesTraversed board into 1 again1NW exposed branch – now up to greater trochanter levelCormorants not perched today – only one floating behind sandbar, startled away when approachedGolden shimmering water …
10/7/2023, water R, 81v-dr, 9:45-11:30 Wind: 12mph from WOC: 6 First cold fall morning (in the 40s!)Sun attempts to peek through cloudsSilvery water reflects clouded skySandbar in 3 more exposed -about 2/3 to 3/4 across-Soon will slice lake in halfNew flock of birds (American Coots) float closely huddled togetherWind-hushed crickets surround the lakeBeaver dam in …
9/22/2023, water L, 86tri, 3:30-5:00 Wind: 9mph from EOC: 6+ (chopped up) Gorgeous, windy, sunny dayWater breathes with wind energyMore and more yellow in the treesUnfortunately needs to be said again: lowest water levels everSignificant drop since last time – two new islands in 1NWalked entire channel under 1/2 bridge-(Possibly the last time in 1 …