The sun came out today and it was a welcome sight! I took a different route and walked the opposite way today…it was bitterly cold. The shoreline is more level with the road, rather than the 15ft drop in places when I head down the lake. I think that’s why it always seems colder this way. There are less trees and more chances of being splashed.
Waves were crashing against the ends of the docks and the ice was building at the shore. There were few clouds in the sky and the sun felt almost warm against my skin.
I often wonder how the ducks and loons put up with the constant bobbing about when they’re out on the water. There were many gulls flying overhead and not a goose in sight. Oh, and I saw an owl too.
There were even a few old alligators…pretty rare in these parts!
Best of all, a magnificent bald eagle flew along side me for a few minutes. Because it was so cold my phone battery was already drained so I was unable to capture its beauty in flight. I was lucky to be able to see one with the wee laddie yesterday as we walked over to the public dock…”Gran look, a mighty eagle!”…indeed a sight to behold…and two days in a row! I’m sure they’ll stay while there is open water.
Later on this afternoon I went further down the lake to take the wee laddie and his baby brother, ‘the wee bairn’ to the park for a while. As you can see, same lake very different scenery from this vantage point.