Catch up time...

Whoa how time flies here at the Inn during the Spring...so much has happened here since I last posted - let me see if I can recall some of it!

First, the ice dams were playing havoc with the water levels - we had 3 and 4 foot increases and decreases a couple of times and all within hours. A neat thing to witness. We had huge sheets of ice and massive chunks of ice floating down the river. The power of mother nature sure showed when the river was high as the ice ripped off some of the low hanging very big limbs - like a twig. Incredible.

The changing levels of water and the ice created some problems for the beavers that seem to show up every spring and pop in and out throughout the summer. I didn't see them in pairs like previous years but I saw them so frequently that I am sure there were more than one of them.

Once the ice moved on...the waterfowl was heavily in abundance. Canada geese, loons, ducks, and the odd Swan were making nests on the other side of the river mostly. Really good for viewing. We had some close up looks at a couple of loons as they were making themselves comfortable in our pool! I think I scared them so much they haven't returned there since.

Lots of woodpeckers this spring as well. Maybe I never paid as much attention to them in the past but they have been all over the place this spring. I think the bird feeders may have something to do with it.

There's always lots to see here at the River Gate Inn.