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12. There is a small river that runs through my town
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 07:32 PM
Jul 2021

which is actually just a big creek. I cross over it when I walk to a nearby shopping center. There are a few rocks thst stick up out of the water where it is common to see ducks.

One day as I walked over the bridge, a man on the bridge was staring at the water. He pointed out to me a great blue heron on one of the rocks. Very beautiful and regal looking.

Can't even see the rocks now after 3 weeks of nonstop rain. The water is so high that it is creeping up the banks to cover lawn and the base of trees on the bank. Yesterday I saw a duck splashing around in low water at the edge where it covered the grass. It ventured into the river, but the current was so strong that it fluttered its wings, tried to "walk on water" that way, and rushed back to shore, where it returned to splashing around in low water.

The current is not usually that strong and ducks used to wade and swim around in the river, but not since the heavy rains.

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