Jerre's Turtle

The turtles at Bream Lake are usually very shy creatures. From our house we can see them sunning, down on the dock, three sometimes four abreast. Always, when we approach them and try to get within 50 feet or so...they scatter. As of late, my wife Jerre has been going down to the dock early in the morning, at first to feed the fish with catfish pellets and to feed the ducks with corn. Imagine her surprise when a rather large turtle popped its head up and started taking the pellets. After some time the turtle was practically eating the pellets straight from Jerre's hand. This has become a daily routine, much to Jerre's- and the turtles- delight. Note in this image, the fish striking a pellet the moment it hits the water, causing a spattering of water.

Finding Nemo

These lads , tidying up around the dock, seemed to come accross a very interesting creature. Look closely.
Interesting things can be found in Bream

Crikey !

And who says Bream Lake isn't interesting ?

Edwin the Bold

My wife, Jerre, has a penchant for naming every creature with which she comes into contact. While she was sitting on the dock, feeding the fish with catfish pellets, early this morning, a particularly bold egret landed near her. Whether he was looking for his share of pellets or simply waiting for the feeding fish to emerge so that he could dine... who knows? At any rate the egret remained on the dock with Jerre for at least 15 minutes and eventually left. At that point Jerre pronounced that the curious fowl would henceforth be known as Edwin the Egret. So-be-it.

The Hawthorne Virgin

Jan Zuccarell sees the image burned on the screen of the cell phone as a sign from God.Her son, Ben Zuccarell, sees the image as a cash cow, and wants to sell the phone on eBay. It seems that a child in their family baked a cell phone in the microwave oven and this is what came out on the screen of the cell phone. I think that it looks more like the Grim Reaper. Miraculous things can happen, even in our small little community on the edge of Bream Lake.