Sunrise on Bream

One of the many gorgeous morning occasions that happen at our house on Bream Lake. The cabin faces East and, as a result, we see no sunsets and many varied risings of old Sol. This was a particularly spectacular one in early March. This sight will be familiar to many of the inhabitants of the Four Lakes Community in which we dwell. I'm sure that the people on the East sides of the lakes, looking west, witness just as many wonderful sunsets. In fact, if my 3rd grade teacher taught me correctly, there is a sunset for every sunrise. Be sure to click on this image to see an even larger version on your screen.

Critter on the Move

Upon rising yesterday morning I decided to journey into nearby Hawthorne and grab a few groceries at Hitchcock's. I had just hit the paved part of Ashley approaching Holden Park Road when this little critter starting sauntering across the road. He looked about 2 1/2 to 3 feet long and was taking his time. I pulled the car over to the side of the road and got this snap as he scurried away in the direction of Holden Pond. I would imagine with the Spring weather we might start seeing a few more of our reptillian friends. Let's hope that when this one grows up, he finds plenty of fish to feed on and lays off the two-legged flesh.

Becoming one with nature

The days we spend at Bream are long and languorous. We watch things. We watch birds. We watch fish. We watch insects. We watch clouds. We watch critters. Everything is observed. There is a permanency about the place. It's almost as if we've become one with the surroundings, even though we are not present for the whole week, our hearts are till there. It is almost Thoreauian in nature. I think I am turning into a tree.

Croc on a Dock

Do you believe this? If you do, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Although this is a phoney crocodile in this image of our dock, we've sighted a gator a few times in Bream Lake and in every instance it was swimming in a very remote corner of the lake and away from shore. Fortunately, we are relatively free of nuisance gators in our lake. I have a feeling that if one did happen upon us, he would be so full of the fish that are abundant at Bream that he would not be particularly interested in human meat. Keep your fingers crossed.