Workin' hard so I can play hard ...

Recent nature shots

Lake Keokee

So yesterday for work, I got to go with Cliff to Lake Keokee to fertilize.  Basically, you add fertilizer to encourage algae and plankton growth, and in turn you get bigger fish.  Win win!

I grew up near Keokee and have been to the lake many times, but have never been on the water. Now I really want to take my kayak out on it!  There are lots of trees out in the lake, and it gives it such a cool mystery (unless you get caught in your boat on a stump).  Can't wait to explore it!

So, I got a boat...

Yep.  I bought a kayak!  The single most expensive thing I've ever bought myself, aside from my car, and i don't really think that counts since I have to have one to get to work... I see a car as a necessity, not an extravagance like a boat.  I digress...

Those of you that know me (even a little) know that I'm a river kind of gal.  I'm in it for work, and if I had my way, I'd probably be there more in my free time.  Now I have something to do there!  Yay!

And, I already have a masthead for her... now she just needs a name...  I may be open to suggestions.

Spring can't get here fast enough...

Muddy Sugar Hollow

Today was a gorgeous day!  My river trip for work was cancelled due to just enough rain last night to raise the headwater streams and make the water too turbid to look for mussels.  Ah well.  So, I headed home.  When I stepped out of the car, I swear it felt like May!  "Too nice to sit inside all day," says I.  I grabbed the camera and off I went to Sugar Hollow Park.

We've gotten quite a bit of rain lately, and I tried looking up numbers, but it was an epic fail.  I digress.  If you've been to Sugar Hollow, you know there's a wetland in the middle of it.  Well, it works.  Recent rains flooded the wetland, and when the water receded, it left about 4-6" of mud on the trail.  It was a little nutty.  Anyway, here are some photos I took along the way.

 Here's a good shot showing just how muddy it was.  Man!  Lots of people had braved it, though.  So, onward I went.

There was lots of debris on the wooden walkways across the wetland.

The sun was out in full effect today!

This tree stuck out to me for some reason...

I love reflection shots... it's hard to get a good one sometimes.

The mallards have taken the wetland over after the rains.  I can't believe I got this picture!

This guy kept cocking his head at me, but I could never snap the pic at the right time.  Dangit!

Another accidental shot of my hair in the wind...

I wanted to take a picture of my muddy boots and pants, but my SD card was full.  Ah well, some things aren't meant to be.



Snowmageddon 2013

We finally got some snow!  I'm guessing we had about 6-7 inches.  It may be all we get this year, so we decided to take advantage of it...

Stay warm! ~A