Beaver Continues to Build

The beaver has continued to build his dam and patch it up so only small streams of water are getting through here and there. The wildlife has moved its focus to the new pond.

The bullfrogs love the new space and one can hear the twang of their throaty voices throughout the day. Yesterday I saw a mammal cross our driveway heading towards the frog sounds...a mink? an otter. I was not close enough to determine and it made a quick dash across the lower driveway.

Other sitings this week: a porcupine and her little one, waddling across the frontyard. Three luna moths by the frontstep. I helped one fly off into the forest. It takes a lot of energy for them to flap up, up and away and they have no mouths so they can't eat.

I feel so sorry for the wildlife and people and beaches in the way of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What an unimaginable tragedy! When we flew to Belize across the Gulf to an Episcopal Relief and Development conference last week we could see thin streaks of oil and many barges from way up at 39,000 feet.