We had a lot of rain and the pond that is the cornerstone of the wetland restoration project filled up…and overflowed. But I guess that’s the nature of a wetland! (You can see a video of the pond full of water here.)
To be honest, it is shocking to see how much water is in that pond, yet still overflowing. And the swale leading into it is full too. Yet, we still have standing water. Just think how much waterlogged ground we’d have if so much of it wasn’t captured in the pond!
Full of water, it looks like it has always been there, even though the 500 native trees and shrubs have yet to grow. It has definitely become a happy place for us. We love to visit it each day, and we are anticipating migrating waterfowl will also be visiting it soon. (You can see it without the water here.)
Personally, as much as I love birds, I’m also looking forward to seeing salamanders since they are one of my favorite creatures. We have them all over the farm and the garden, and we see them when we hike and ride the logging road. But I hope to see several of them moving in to the wetland area.
So for now, we sit back and enjoy, and wait for trees to grow and wildlife to show up!
And that’s all for now. 🙂