[NatureNS] Things on the Lahave

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Read it to the end, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks,

*Dave on the Amundsen, N 73=C2=B0 25.03  W 128=C2=B0 11.45*
David Simpson
(902) 580 8007
david.sonsimp@gmail.com

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:39 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi All
> Yesterday a friend and I spent the day in a canoe on the River.
> He fished and I paddled. Both of us were very successful.
> The river is low - a 20 year low I would say from past time spent on the
> river.
> The low water has exposed a lot of things. It is not only low but very
> clear
> for the Lahave. The amount of wood on the bottom is unbelievable. As
> examples Trees
> fallen into the river, slabs from old saw mills, logs sunk from log
> drives. I even
> saw some logs that were cut with an axe. That wasn't yesterday. The wood
> does
> things to the current, forcing the water in a new direction, digging out
> channels,
> and letting the sand build up in the quite water behind the trees.  The
> water gets
> pushed to one side, it digs out the opposite side, trees fall in and the
> process starts over.
> Amazing how the river has changed since I first knew it!
> In one area we could see tracks in the sand. close observation revealed
> they were made by
> fresh water Mussels. Mussels are not speeders!  Perhaps moving to deeper
> water for the winter?
> One area had a bed of Yellow Ochre. I never saw before and only visible
> with low water.
> Could make paint if I wanted!
> Another place we saw a chain sticking out of the bank. It had a 12 cm rin=
g
> on the end
> and six or eight links going back into the sand. That was there  a long
> time and would
> have been a valuable item in the old days. Someone missed it you can be
> sure.
> Swamp Milkweed is plentiful on the banks but it must have very special
> habitat requirements
> because it is dominant in places and absent in others. The seed pods are
> quite visible now
> and remind me of candles. Monarch Butterflies would not go hungry there.
> Well anyone who read to here, I tip my cap to you!
> Have a nice summer
> Paul
>

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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:39 AM, <a href=3D"=
mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank"=
>rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-c=
olor:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><u></u=
>
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  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Hi All</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Yesterday a friend and I spent the day in=
 a canoe on the River.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">He fished and I paddled. Both of us were =
very successful.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">The river is low - a 20 year low I would =
say from past time spent on the river.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">The low water has exposed a lot of things=
. It is not only low but very clear<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">for the Lahave. The amount of wood on the=
 bottom is unbelievable. As examples Trees<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">fallen into the river, slabs from old saw=
 mills, logs sunk from log drives. I even</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">saw some logs that were cut with an axe. =
That wasn&#39;t yesterday. The wood does<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">things to the current, forcing the water =
in a new direction, digging out channels,<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">and letting the sand build up in the quit=
e water behind the trees.=C2=A0 The water gets <br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">pushed to one side, it digs out the oppos=
ite side, trees fall in and the process starts over.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Amazing how the river has changed since I=
 first knew it!<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">In one area we could see tracks in the sa=
nd. close observation revealed they were made by<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">fresh water Mussels.=C2=A0Mussels are not=
 speeders!=C2=A0 Perhaps moving to deeper water for the winter?<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">One area had a bed of Yellow Ochre. I nev=
er saw before and only visible with low water.<br></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Could make paint if I wanted!<br></spa