Serenity Sunday: First forest foray

We drove north last week to check on the cabin to see how it had fared through the winter, and I’m happy to be able to provide a good report—no trees fell on it and no critters made their way inside to make a mess as they tried to get out again. However, due to the unusually sparse precipitation throughout the winter months, the level of water in the lake is, I believe, the lowest I’ve ever seen it. In recent years, it has pretty much covered the entire trunk of this birch where it emerges from the shoreline.  Last year at this time the water was the highest I’ve ever seen it.  Oh, what have we done to the weather?
There has been enough moisture, however, to provide for new growth. The catkins on these willows are bursting forth eagerly and in plenty.
I was also fortunate to be able to get a portrait shot of one of our local ospreys with a fresh catch, which made me all the more eager for the warmer weather, when I’ll hopefully be able to bring you images of a few fresh catches of my own.
I’m looking forward to that more than ever, especially since—due to shoulder injuries—I was unable to fish at all last year, and I plan to make up for lost time!