FOR NATURE NOTES and NATURE FOOTSTEP - WATERS .
A Monday post a couple of weeks ago explained a little more about the annual draining of Fern Ridge reservoir and shows pictures of the other side of the Lake, where the dam is.
This is how it looks from the side of the Lake where our RV is. Below is the shrinking channel along Jeans Road on the last day of October... I took a lot of bird pictures from here earlier in the season when there was more water.
Next is the swimming beach at Fern Ridge Shores RV Park. In the summer those white buoys were floating. Now, it's all (mud) beach.

And below is today's view from the RV window:

Hard to believe that sail boats were skimming over the top of those stumps just a couple of months ago! The birds have found a good spot to gather forces before flying further south as the water continues to shrink.
Chances are pretty good we'll be looking out at a meadow by the time we leave Fern Ridge Lake for the Winter.