Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Deer Skelton


Deer Skelton
Originally uploaded by Rexfree_99
About a month ago, I heard that a doe had died on the Lower Lake side of Cache Creek. This skeleton recently turned up in a partially dried out section of Copsey Creek. From my vantage point up on the bank, it looks pretty cleaned out.
If this is in fact the doe, she left behind a pair of twins that one of the oldsters is apparently feeding on his property.
I have seen the twins in the creek, and on my side of the creek looking a little lost, but they seem healthy.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Water in Pond again!


Water in Pond again!
Originally uploaded by Rexfree_99
This was the view that greeted me after the first rain, which dropped almost 4"...a record in many parts of northern California for so early in the season. So far there has been no new erosion, and all the wattles and seeds held.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Walking Stick stuck in very deep crack.

The soil on the small hill is very different than the other soils on this 18 acres. I will not be able to walk on it at all this morning after 3+ inches of rain. Hideous sticking mud. In the summer it develops these very deep cracks and when my stick went into one, I was almost knocked off balance. Bizarre.