29 September 2008
Millstream
1432
It is very hot outside and the clouds above me are both light and pale. Humidity seems to be gathering. What little shade there is is being provided by a broad shaped tree to my left. The stream is flowing at a fast pace and seems to eddy out down the stream. Looking down at the grass, I can see it bustling with bugs, something I wouldn't notice unless I stared at it for a few seconds. The bark on the tree providing shade seems to jump out at me. It is marked by many lines and crevices, creating interesting shapes. How the grass manages to look so green in this heat is beyond me. I can see the sun peeping through pine needles. I notice a piece of spider web gleam to my left. The river looks a bit calmer.
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C.Jones
30 September 2008
Millstream
1432
The sky is overcast and gives the river a dark appearance. The bubbling of the stream is interrupted by the snap of a branch and twigs falling from a nearby tree to my left. I look high up into the canopy of the tree and discover the disturbance is two grey squirrels. They look like gymnasts as I watch them hop from branch to branch and follow one squirrels manuevers all the way to the ground. The other squirrel is still at the top of the tree, maybe looking for a way down or guarding something. A sharp twet breaks the silence 30 or so feet to my right. My guess is it is some sort of an alarm call, maybe due to the activities of the squirrels. It grows more distant now, it seems to have taken a new position. Rain drops now begin to fall. Maybe it was a weather alert. The stream flows faster in this part of the stream as it trickles down. Leaves begin to fall off the trees as raindrops come into contact with them. The bird is still chirping behind me and I see the squirrel moving towards the bird's previous location. This place is full of nature.
C.Jones
2 October 2008
Millstream
1412
It is windy and slightly cold outside. As I sit at ground level, the water flows fast, but gently by me. Yellow leaves fall all around from the trees and some join the flow of the river. There is a wall of rocks and a plant covering them ahead of me. I can see the rock bed underneath the water as the wind blows. The sky is grey and cloudy, there are no shadows today. I see a lone flower sticking oddly out about 30 feet ahead of me. I can see the star trees swaying in the gusts of the wind in the distance. I see lots of green foilage when I look up. The millstream continues to flow at a steady pace. There are less ripples on the water now.
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C. Jones
5 October 2008
Millstream
1308
The air is chilly and golden leaves litter the ground. The river flows quietly downstream and five ducks, three mallards and two hens, sit quietly in the middle of the current. A crow calls from overhead, but the ducks do not move. Two more ducks, one mallard and one hen, drift downstream boobing their heads underwater as if fishing. One of the hens ruffles her feathers out of agitation and begins to peck at her back. The river is very low, I can see the bottom and the rocks that disrupt the flow are prevalent with their ripples. One of the mallards ruffles his feathers in an intimidating fashion, I think he may be the leader of the group.
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C.Jones
5 October 2008
Millstream
1911
I just saw a group of ducks sitting calmly in the water. As I begin to observe them, they flew off in two groups with perfect unison. This part of the stream is very quiet, plants are bunched up and the water does not flow here. The surrounding lights flicker across the water as it begins to rain. The stream is still very shallow. I just saw what looked to be four mallards fly overhead, perhaps they are lookig for a place to rest tonight. The rocks in the stream look like beached ships stuck on a sandbar. The stream still flows quietly.
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