Water

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts

Snow has left.

 Awakening streams are infusing the woods.

  Crisscrossing, 

    jumping over rocks, 

   rushing through the narrows.

  Burble, burble, burble...

     and I listen... 

Immersed

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts
 
Ponds in woods.

Why I love them so much?

They make me ponder the depths of forms and colors,
 wondering
  in all that water and light bring together. 

 With such a beauty...

On a Dam

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts
 
Here they are.
The trail is non-passable.

Lots of water, lots of trees, the resolve, the know-how.

And the new world appears.
Looks messy.
But there must be an order beneath these branches.

To the beaver's liking...

Revealed

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts   

This path shows-up on our GPS trail map but is often under water.
 Impassable,
   except during droughty weather.

 Looks like today might be the day to check it out and explore... 

Even Here

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts 

Sunny, well below freezing.
 Dusty snow crystals sparkle along the way,
  deep, cold breaths refresh.

 Noanet flows unruffled,
  some frozen jumps showing here and there to attract the eyes.

 Wintery quiet.

 With these tiny birds, all in motion between the stops to pick up seeds.
  And the lively marks, winking... 

Noanet

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts

Noanet is at the center of these woodlands, such as a spine of the living body.

In the early 19th century, the brook was dammed into the chain of ponds,
   helping humans rotate the waterwheel of the iron mill.

The whole venture had stopped soon enough and
   Noanet came through, flashing away almost all the remnants
     except for the ponds, which have enriched ecology of the place.

  Flowing, burbling, and telling stories...