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| Eileen's second Fairy Environment of the Day |
Day 7 (7/23/15)
After a morning of biking on the bike trail with Wade we
decided to head up to Gerber Lake to do some kayaking. As we were filling out
the envelope to pay docking/parking fees we realized that we apparently had not
been to Gerber for two years so I guess it was overdue. As we paddled away from
the dock we reminisced about all the magical times we have had on this lake. We
were the only ones on the lake when we first got there. Unfortunately that did
not last long and about fifteen minutes after we started out we heard people
yelling as they unloaded their boat. I understand that sound travels better
over water but discussions with the person in the front of the boat don’t have
to be heard two lakes away. We made the best of it though and stayed as far
away from the other boat as possible. Part of our reason for coming to Gerber
was to set up and photograph Fairy houses, a project that Eileen has been
working on for several years. We started by going up the small creek that runs
into the lake. At best it is very shallow with a lot of downed trees and now it
was just about impassable. We did however make it up to the bridge which is our
usual turn around spot. I pulled myself under the bridge to see if there were
any baby birds which I have found there before. I found a nest but no babies.
It is very creepy under the bridge with spiders and other insects that seek
dark damp places inches from your face. After turning around and working my way
back under the bridge we headed back down stream looking for suitable fairy
environments. There were lots of possibilities but few that were accessible in
the kayak. Judging by the smell of the mud we did stir up it was not someplace
you would want to wade in. We did finally find one spot that worked well and
while Eileen set up I looked for birds to photograph. After completing and
photographing the site we packed up and moved further down the stream. When we
came to the mouth of the stream there were some areas which worked well as environments
so while Eileen set up I spent my time fishing. We could still hear the people
in the other boat even though they were on the other side of a small peninsula
and on the other side of the lake. Perhaps one of them was hard of hearing. It
was in the middle of the afternoon on a hot day so I didn’t expect to get a lot
of action fishing and I didn’t. I could see them and had a couple of follows
but nothing serious. After one more setup we notice that the loud talkers were
getting closer so we headed across the lake and through a narrow straight which
opens up into another part of the lake. It is the actually the part of the lake
that has the boat landing that we left from and it wasn’t long until another
boat of loud talkers arrived. These were females. Fortunately they passed
through the straight to the other side and even though we could still hear them
at least it wasn’t quite as obnoxious. I know that at times I start to sound
like a real curmudgeon but it just seems like a sacrilege to seek out nature
only scare it away with constant jabbering. Eileen did one more environment before
we determined to call it a day.
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| It was this long |
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| Setting up an enviroment |
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| Litter Fairies |
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| Setting up |
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| Under the Bridge |
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| Cabana Fairies |
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| Birch Fairies |
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