And the beat goes on ...

Our neighbors think the beavers should return to our pine trees.

Here's a before and after of one of their nice redbud trees.

Out for a stroll

A pair of geese have been recurring visitors to our place this Spring. Here, you can see them walking around.

One of the geese thought I was getting too close. See him as he flies away. (scenes clipped from video, below)




Finally, watch the video. Listen to the geese begin honking (at 00:29 seconds).

It's fun to see the second goose do his splash landing in the river (01:04).

The video was shot with a cell phone camera.  Surprisingly good quality.  Especially for the clips of the goose in flight. 

It is amazing to be able to show these scenes here, just several hours from when they occurred. 

Can you remember 8mm cameras? After a few days at the photo processor, you could see silent home movies with the projector and screen. And we were all excited back then to enjoy the show.   

Now, bring your boat to the River

The 2011 fun season now begins. Have a look at the boat ramp at our Common Property for us all to enjoy this year... and for years to come!

It (was) raining... pouring.

Not like last year (see , sidebar on the left) but a lot of water on the Buffalo this year.  It's springtime.




To see these pictures directly in PicasaWebAlbums:  Hover mouse over the slides; Picasa icon will appear in lower right corner.  Click this Picasa icon, then click "Album 2011 April Flooding".

Living with Mother Nature

We're sharing half of the pine trees we planted with our neighbors who swim in the river.

Here's your education for today:
Beavers prefer certain trees and woody species, such as aspen, cottonwood, willow, sweetgum, blackgum, black cherry, tulip poplar, and pine, depending on availability. However, they can and will eat the leaves, twigs, and bark of most species of woody plants that grow near the water, as well as a wide variety of herbaceous and aquatic plants. Beavers often travel 100 yards (90 m) or more from a pond or stream to get to corn fields, soybean fields, and other growing crops, where they cut the plants off at ground level and drag them back to the water. They eat parts of these plants and often use the remainder as construction material in the dam.

Bearded

Our neighbor gave us some iris a while back. These have just begun blooming this year. Thanks, neighbor!

Flower Garden