One of our neighbors over at the Martin tract, David Rossein, snapped this beautiful photo as the sun was setting last week.
Photo by David Rossein
Oh how the times have changed. That image looks almost sultry. Jon and I took the dogs over to investigate and to check on the beaver dam that is happening in the pond in the middle of the property.
We took our time and appreciated the dry walk in the woods.
Stopped to see the lambs…
And then made our way back to the pond to see the dam. For real!
It may not look like much, but those rodents destructive. Just look at this tree – like a half-eaten snack.
They get their choppers right in there to fell trees, stop up the running water and raise the water level.
Since they have appeared on our ‘shores’, the water level has risen about 4 inches, the algae is all gone and the access to the water is devoid of the high reeds that crowded in last summer. It looks beautiful! And you can hear the occasional slapping of the beaver tail on the water. This is what lies beneath the sticks, branches and mud…
Now that the pond is so clear and we can access its shores so easily AND it’s freezing…are you thinking what I’m thinking?