The river is, however, it's usual serene self, if just a bit colder than usual. But I think that every year. I've kept myself to building just one small dam, in the interests of avoiding more fun with lumbar vertebrae. You can see it off to the left.
Not so much wildlife this year. Just the familiar flock of turkeys, a very screechy green heron that hangs out by the swimming hole and some ducks, which we don't usually see. No sign of the river otter mother and baby from a few years ago, nor the owl family we once had around the field.
We also went down to Mendocino for a day. We got treated rudely at Mendo Burger so we felt like we'd had the authentic experience. Good burgers, though.
