Sunday, February 28, 2010

Egg Rock & Vicinity as February Exits with a Flood


What better way to say "goodbye" to February than to watch it squeeze under Flint's Bridge and disappear downriver?
With today's very high water levels, I found myself hemmed-in by bridges without sufficient clearance for anything larger than a duck. So, I trash patrolled the lower Sudbury River from Egg Rock to Nashawtuc Road and the upper Concord River from Egg Rock to the aforementioned Flint's Bridge at Monument Street.
It seemed everyone was seeking higher ground including this beaver. He was returning to the river after having been up on the old Reformatory Branch railroad embankment...

Quite a bit of the Calf Pasture was submerged including this trash barrel struggling to keep its head above water...

Speaking of trash, it was plentiful today with a considerable amount having been floated from amongst the trees and bushes. The area above and below the Old North Bridge provided the lion's share of today's haul.
At the Old Manse, the doors to its boathouse were mostly submerged...

Back on terra firma, the day's catch posed for this photo...

The total for the day was 123 pieces of trash. Of these, 69 were recyclable (30 redeemable) and 54 were miscellaneous rubbish such as styrofoam, nip bottles, and plastic. My YTD total stands at 485.

1 comment:

Lis said...

Loved the beaver pic!