6) Gloves, one may even say long gloves. But really, bring a tool, don’t try to yank mystery weeds out of the water to get it moving. Be a hairless monkey, use tools.

5) Pants. I know it’s sunny and nearly 80, I said what I said.

4) If you’re trying to get close to the pond and find a pathway in, leave the same way you entered. No two directions are the same.

3) as tempting as it is, if you don’t have protective gear, don’t go digging around in the weeds just to get water flowing. Tomorrow is a good day also, with gloves.

2) The map is closer than walking it. The creek looks super close on the map, it is not close. But at least 4 wheelers have made big trails to it! Sure is lovely, tho so much trash back there which made me sad.

1) Charge the Fi collar. Soon after these pictures, the white faced dog, Riot, decided to take off when I was looking another way. This led to an hour of tramping through the woods looking for him, and while I was at it, the creek.

Magical

I thought flapjack was a myth :)

That face!