2/7/2024, water!!! R, 81v-dr, 2:30-4:30
Wind: 3mph from SE
OC: 7 (8 in 1N)
Unseasonably warm – 50s in February
Gray-brown-taupey rim reflecting leafless trees
Slate gray waters turn blue green when the sun peeks from behind clouds
Beavers testing out new spot, blocking off 4E
Feathers of every kind float softly on surface
American Coots float followed by their wakes – shining steady streams
Giant gulls scream warnings not to get too close
Beaver out swimming; he smacks his tail as he dives down
For the first time in many months: water levels have risen!
–No longer dry under 1/2 bridge: slight trickle
–1SE Ledge: mid calf to distal gastroc bulk!
–1 NW exposed branch: mid thigh
–Islands smaller
–Can see over sandbar now
–Tire closer to Water’s Edge
–Drainage pipe submerged below the red
Beaver tracks from the water
Sun attempts to peek through clouds
Still, flat water ripples
