Outside lighthouse

After I renovated the lighthouse made by my grandfather, we talked about having one at the point on the other side of our cove on Lake Arrowhead. Linus and I immediately set about putting a new lighthouse together, and by the end of the evening we had assembled the majority of parts to make a decent looking lighthouse. 

Ferntasia

We have a fern growing on a moss covered rock at the edge of the lake, it is amazing to see how it's environment changes around it over time...

2016-05-30

The water in the cove is covered in pollen

2017-05-28

2020-12-29

The water froze and then the level dropped leaving ice high and dry.

2021-01-03

Covered in ice and snow, water has receded from the area.

2023-05-01 during a flooding event

Snorkeling about

I had an interesting, unplanned, snorkelling expedition this week. I went for a swim to cool off and decided to see if I could find any specimens of Brittle Naiad (Najas minor) from beyond our cove.

I did not find any, but this is what I did see:

• Perch
• Bass
• Sunfish
• A large Chinese Mystery Snail. 
• Plastic bottle
• A stream of bubbles emanating from the floor of the lake that just went on and on, I estimate that at least 500ml of gas came out.
• A small male Snapper Turtle about 6" long. I caught him and had a good look at him.
• A clam moving itself about
• Old Sunfish nests
• A crayfish hiding under a rock
• Bits of PVC pipe from a dock
• Two very big fishing lures with large hooks in them (disposed of)
• Numerous types of aquatic plants
• A benthic barrier

I must have been in the water for about an hour, the water was cool and the visibility was excellent.