There is an eerie silence on the lake this morning.  Usually this is the beginning of boating season but as the water rises boaters are discouraged to go on the lake.  Owners of waterfront homes are frantically sandbagging – a fight against nature.   My husband has been helping out as best he can with filling sandbags.

As I walk along the Avenue I am serenaded by many different birds which seems accentuated due to the silence.  There is very little beach area now along the waterfront but we are at least able to still use the trails. On my walk today I captured some wild roses, iris and salsify in bloom.  The grasses continue to grow and are waist-high now.  I have never seen such lush growth at this time of the year.  

Shorts Creek has subsided substantially and it is interesting to see that sandbanks have been formed and small pools of water.  The downside to this though is an increase in the mosquito population.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that the lake water will start to drop soon.  It will not be until the foreseeable future that we will be able to get out on the lake apart from the fact that our boat launch is completely under water.