It looks like the river level is at about three metres. Everything is muddy, the path is still muddy, there’s silt and mosquitoes everywhere.
I really do want to get a telephoto lens. This morning, I walked past Private Bench. I couldn’t get to it because of a puddle, but the Wood Duck family was sitting there. The male was on the Bench, and as I watched for a while, I saw the heads of all the teenagers pop up beside the Bench. I’ll put a photo here even though it’s not the best. If I had a good lens, it would have made for such a nice photo.

— Catherine