acknowleding

"Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth." Hosea 6:3

April 12, 2004
3ish
Dry Creek in Gibson Ranch, Elverta
warm, 70's, not much wind, sunny

We started out exploring around the creek, but can't seem to kids out of the water when it's warm enough...



We see signs of the water having been much higher than it is now: tufts of water-strewn grassy weeds and leaves cling to plants well over my head. I've spotted a black phoebe at the water's edge, other birds flit and call, too quick for me to identify, but the kids find a robin in the brush almost within reach.



The kids try to catch little fish in a jar in shallows near a fallen tree. Lots of debris has accumulated near the trunk, amazingly its branches are leafing out. Tiny clams popluate the sandy creekbed, my young creature hunters find two live ones and put them into the fish jar.


tried to shade the lens, but had to do without