Pond Update

After hearing that the County Park people have started refilling it, I went down and looked at the pond before leaving work this morning. Sure enough, there is now some water in it, minus most of the Duckweed and all of the reeds that have plagued it in the past. Apparently, there is still a tiny bit of Duckweed, which means that soon the whole surface will be covered in it. For now though, it looks like a completely different pond.

On the front lawn, the Dawn Redwood has turned orange and its needles are dropping.

And on the other side of the camp, there was a rainbow.

It's already night three of camp this week. Last night, after watching a couple of Japanese gangster movies, I had a powerful craving for noodles and tofu, so tonight, armed with a 40% off coupon, Jeanine, Willow, and I (Eva is sick) went out to get some. Willow had some wonton soup, which is a first for her. She wasn't too thrilled, but managed to eat a fair amount of it. Afterward, we went and bought pies. Pies are always good.

Also, it rained a bit today. I saw two newts on the road as I drove up to camp tonight, and the Arboreal salamanders are already out crawling around. Life is good.