Nature Done Wright

   I walked around the south end of the lake today by the Warden's Watch, and just being able to say that is something of a triumph.

   If you don't have rubber boots, don't even think about it. The water has finally begun to recede but has a long way to go.

   The saddest part of my brief walk was seeing the destroyed goose nest on the way to Warden's Watch.

    There were five eggs, no nest, all totally submerged. I am no fan of Canada Geese (understatement), and I was the first to criticize the poor location — right on the main path — but it was a far worse spot than I could have imagined.

  Seeing the eggs submerged in several inches of water brought no joy.

   It is hard to think that more than 50 volunteers spent their Saturday morning cleaning up the place.

   The parts of the trails that are no longer submerged have storm debris all over them, and tree branches are everywhere  (see photos below).

  But the Celery Farm will recover.  Nature will take its course again — with the help of human elbow grease.