The pond is full with all the rain; the trees are starting to leaf out - life is wonderful but IMHO it is time to do something about the beaver(s). Every year since the roads department reconfigured their culverts making what was once just a spring run-off through our property by the barn; into a year round creek - Tom has waged war with the beaver as they try to keep a dam on the creek by the barn solid and strong. As this causes flooding and a stagnant marsh area is created, filled with more mosquitoes; we do not wish the dam to succeed. Each night they build - each morning Tom removes. So until the creek dries up making the dam useless with summer's warmth ( should this ever arrive) the war with the dam will continue as it has done now for years.
Every 5 - 6 years these darn beasties invade our pond which is fed by bottom springs and a long way from the creek on the other side of the barn - a weeping willow which they trimmed the last time they invaded had just started to get some height once more and here they have now done it in again!
So much for making my dream of a huge weeping willow hanging over the pond come true.
All around the pond small edible trees are down - bark stripped and the sharp white bared branch pieces lay strewn everywhere to bleach in the sun. Edges of the pond are littered with sharpened twigs and it will take ages to clean up their mess yet again. A job much needing doing as this is the place our grandchildren spend many summer hours.. even we have been known to paddle about on a hot summers day.
I guess I need to devise a "Beaver Begone Spell" so they'll pack their bags and move on to greener pastures. Seems like way too much work for us is evolving quickly without our asking for extra.
Isn't life wonderful?? It is? - isn't it? YES!
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