RECOVERING!

Happy to report that the work on the road over the dam on Orton Pond to Brunswick Town is coming along. Compared to the disheartened feeling that overcame me the last time I visited I'll take hope any time! Two major washouts remain on the far end but dirt has replaced the chasm that once existed. Water still remains in the pond but of course the level has dropped drastically. I spotted three of my scuted friends but none of my usual buddies. Mixed emotions there but at least a few survived the torrential washout downstream. I wasn't quick enough to catch one as it submerged when I took aim with my camera.

Hazel Mae surveys the progress and changes to one of our favorite spots on earth.

Thankfully the presence of the quieted heavy equipment doesn't seem to bother the local egrets who have arrived in force to take advantage of foraging in the newly churned up landscape downstream of the spillway. I am certain there is a veritable buffet of foodstuffs available for the picking. Their raucous Pterodactyl like cries pierce the air and lend an eerie and unsettling prehistoric flavor to the atmosphere - just like a Swamp should feel.

​I'll leave you with this…