End of Summer

For weeks and weeks the Creek at the bottom of the garden has been dry as a bone and it was starting to fill up with fallen leaves.

Now, however, the temperature has dropped and the rain has started.  We were forecast 3-6 inches over several days but fortunately we seem to be between two storm systems at present and have only had an inch or two.  Enough to replenish the Creek..

There is very little depth as yet - although it is running - but as the Autumn progresses, the water level will certainly rise.

It was noticeable this evening when we walked along the trail how the birds had returned to the area around the stream, especially the Robins who, like their Blackbird cousins, love to poke around in damp soil.