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From the Diary of Hantford Lewis, May 9, 2001

It was a little warmer last night and there was a mist on the lake when we
got up this morning. The loons were calling. Two ducks came near our
site before they realized they were there and flew off.  There were clouds
in the east as well, and it was overcast by the time we got to the
big island at 9:30 a.m.

Our group went on the island to explore, while I took time to catch up on my
journal, on a rock, where I could see out towards the lake as well as a
short distance inland. I was visited by two squirrels and a couple of
birds around 10 a.m. I could also hear squirrels elsewhere on the island.
They are probably scolding some of the others who were exploring. The
sun is shining through the clouds but it is quite cool under the trees.

There were a few flies as we paddled here this morning but there are
none on the island. The lake was really calm this morning so there were
some good reflections from the rocks and the trees. There seems to be a
light breeze now and there may be some rain on the way, by the feel of
everything. It is very quiet and you can hear things way in the
distance. There is a small woodpecker pecking on a dead stub about 40
feet in front of me.

Everything is very still with very little movement except for the top of
the trees. I can see strands of fine spider webbing shining in the sun
about 20 feet away and it's perfectly still. A tiny spider visited me a
awhile ago as well. The maple buds are starting to turn from red to
green as they start to change to their natural leaves. I had more
squirrels visit before we left.

Jon, Vicky and Susan found a dead muskrat lying on its back in the
middle of the island and it was bloody. Either an owl or a hawk must
have caught it, then dropped it.  It was very overcast paddling back and there was a light breeze. Jon left for home around 2 p.m. and we set off to paddle around the rest of the lake. It was quite warm even though it was cloudy. It came close to rain a couple of times.

We saw some ducks, loons, seagulls and a hawk. The wind was picking up as we started back to the tent site. After supper we decided to set the
tarps up in case it started to rain. The rain started around 10 p.m. so
we all went to bed and listened to the rain as it lulled us to sleep. Vicky heard a tree crash then some kind of animal near the tent. Could of been a moose, dear or maybe a bear.

Sandra Phinney is a writer and lives in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Sandra is frequent contributor to Outdoor Nova Scotia.

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