07-16-2019, 09:28 AM
Something really nice happened this evening here!
I went in the orchard for a little walk, and to gather a small bag of sticks to add to the kindling pile.
I went to the far side of the orchard and down into a shady area where there is a little stream. The stream is tiny.
Suddenly I saw a 2ft long brown shape of a creature swimming in the water! Then it got to a small pile of sticks half submerged, and turned around, stared right at me -and it was an Otter! It gazed at me a little while -maybe seconds but it felt like minutes.....then disappeared.
I have never seen an Otter here in 35 years I have lived here.
They are starting to return and re-populate, but it's still an extremely rare sight. And this one was so close up. Only about 6ft away.
I feel quite blessed by Nature on such a lovely summer evening under the full moon.....
I went in the orchard for a little walk, and to gather a small bag of sticks to add to the kindling pile.
I went to the far side of the orchard and down into a shady area where there is a little stream. The stream is tiny.
Suddenly I saw a 2ft long brown shape of a creature swimming in the water! Then it got to a small pile of sticks half submerged, and turned around, stared right at me -and it was an Otter! It gazed at me a little while -maybe seconds but it felt like minutes.....then disappeared.
I have never seen an Otter here in 35 years I have lived here.
They are starting to return and re-populate, but it's still an extremely rare sight. And this one was so close up. Only about 6ft away.
I feel quite blessed by Nature on such a lovely summer evening under the full moon.....
