Beavers are nothing if not practical. They groom in the face of adversity in exactly the same way as your neighbor makes you a casserole after a tornado narrowly misses your barn. Yes it’s terrible and disruptive, but you still need to eat (stay dry). Looking at the way beavers adaptivley use the top of their lodge I’m reminded of folks escaping to the attic during Katrina, or chapter 9 of Winnie the Pooh.
In which Piglet is Entirely Surrounded By Water
“Now then, Pooh,” said Christopher Robin, “where’s your boat?”
“I ought to say,” explained Pooh as they walked down to the shore of the island, “that it isn’t just an ordinary sort of boat. Sometimes it’s a Boat, and sometimes it’s more of an Accident. It all depends.”
“Depends on what?”
“On whether I’m on the top of it or underneath it.”
One could worry about all that rushing water sweeping the beavers away like it nearly did pooh, but I’d advice everyone to watch this beaver, powerfully swimming against the roaring current. He or she doesn’t even look like it requires effort.
Robin just wrote after a trip to the pond this morning. The waters has receded, the lodge is standing, and all the beavers tucked safely inside. Well, we started with this post with 12th night, we might as well end with Alls Well that Ends Well.
Tune in next storm!
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Okay, I’m slowly learning things about my new toy. Double click to see the whole thing. Did you know you can fold down the corner to preview what’s on the next page? This took me way too long to finish but I’m inordinately pleased with it. It even has links to the resources described. I used up every inch of my ‘free’ 15 pages. You should try one, it would make a great baby album!
