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[lizziebelle]

The weather has continued to be lovely, which is making me happy. After the winter we had, we deserve a nice spring.

I went over to Danforth Falls today for some woods & water therapy. The water is still quite high from all the snowmelt, and the falls were very energetic.

I walked all the way up to the pond, which is the source of the stream, and surprised a snake, which slid into the water at my approach. But then he slid onto a downed tree limb, and I got several nice pictures of him. I looked him up when I got home, and found out he was a Northern water snake. He was about a foot long.

I don't remember seeing one of these before, so that was cool.

One of the things I love about this place is all the big boulders scattered around the stream. This one is really big, larger than a car:

It's been nice enough to sit out on the deck, which also makes me happy. In the nice weather, I have a whole extra room to enjoy. My apartment is so small, it's very nice to have the deck.

I must go down and rake out the garden this week. I'm waiting for the local nursery to open for the season so I can get some flowers for my window boxes. I'm so looking forward to flowers!

Comments

[writerjenn.livejournal.com]

That is a beautiful snake! I would've been afraid it was a copperhead (but then I assume all non-rattling brown/ginger snakes are copperheads due to the "better safe than sorry" rule!).

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I could tell by the shape of its head that it wasn't poisonous, but I really didn't see it until it slipped into the water, so if it had been, I'd have been toast. I don't *think* we have copperheads around here, but I don't know that for sure. I really should be more cautious.

[writerjenn.livejournal.com]

I believe there are copperheads in New England, but most snakes in the region aren't venomous (though nobody wants to get bitten either way!). And when you're moving through an area photographing, you're probably moving slowly and nonaggressively, and most animals won't feel threatened. The snake in your picture, for example, doesn't seem alarmed at all.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

What beautiful, beautiful photos!

I love water pics. We have so little water here, but I grew up with it all around.

That's a very handsome snake.

Hope your weather continues lovely!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love that there's so much water around here: rivers, streams, ponds. I don't think I could live in a dry place, even though I've always been fascinated by deserts.

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I miss the sound of waterfalls sometimes - not enough rocks round here!

I've not seen any snakes here yet but there have been lizards sunning themselves on the banks.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I love waterfalls. I sat by it for a while, just listening to the water crashing on the rocks.

[tamnonlinear.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous snake! Thank you for sharing.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm really gratified that my friends think snakes are cool. My downstairs neighbor, when I told her about it, said, "Ew! I hate snakes!"