Day on the Lake

There is nothing like a relaxing day out on the lake to make a person refreshed inside. Even when the fish aren't biting there is so much to see and enjoy that there is never a dull moment. Below are some pictures from my latest weekend on the lake. These are just a few of the many wonders of nature waiting for those who leave the world of hustle and bustle behind and enter the world of God's created beauty. Get out and enjoy!

Above and below: a Great Blue Heron obligingly drops in for a photo.

Below: a male Redwing blackbird displays his finery to attract a mate.

Below: A hen and drake Mallard were sleeping on a log and woke up when we dropped in.
Notice how the ducks sleep while standing on one foot. How do they keep their balance?

Below: after a sip of lake water, the hen Mallard preens her feathers.
What care she takes to make sure that the one pesky feather lies just so!

Below: the hen scratches her head and the drake lazily

opens an eye to see what all the commotion is about.

Below: a Bald Eagle, our nation's emblem, sits in a pine tree looking over the lake.

Below: a Common Loon rears up on the water and challenges us

as we approach the cattails on one side of the bay.

Below: the mystery of the challenging loon is solved as we see a loon's nest

carefully camouflaged in the cattails. The nest is nearly as big around

as a car tire and the eggs are quite large and slightly speckled.

Below: the loon calms down as we move away from the nest.

Below: a shot of Sullivan Bay on Lake Kabetogama where all but two of these

pictures were taken. It is beautiful serenity like this that makes the lake a

great place to relax and recover your spirits after a day at work or school.

The beauty of God's creation is just a dim foretaste of His own beauty. Why not get out

and explore the natural world...it is there waiting to be discovered and enjoyed!