Harsh

It's been an even longer while than last time i wrote on this thing. I was lucky to even find it again:-) My dumb cat is drooling on the keyboard as i write, so this is a pain. I have to keep moving her wet nose off the keys. I am still getting out for walks every week, so I am still seeing things like the new hospital castle towering over the North avenue fiefdom and lakefront. It is even visible from the river, in spite of the new zoning requirements. Just try to evade the wandering eye anywhere within a two mile radius. It is truly mideaval. The dragon on the North Avenue Watertower was just a prelude.

At any rate, the Buffle Heads are back for the winter. Bouncing and diving in the waves on Lake M. in anticipation of all the ice and slush they will get to play in later in January when the temperatures are much more comfortable for them. The rafts of Scaup are building up too. Soon there will be Goldeneyes and all the species of Mergansers. Of course, the Coots have been here for weeks. And i thought I saw a Ruddy duck, but it was just my imagination.

Lots to see if you're looking. The waves were big and the fish were biting... And shouting is NOT discussing! Slow down, take a deep breath and think about it first... please.