Looking northward from the Rehoboth Avenue drawbridge.
14 July 2010
Nature brought sorely-needed rain recently, clouding the streams, slaking the thirst of drying roots, filling the kernels of field corn, and easing the stress level for Sussex County farmers. In Rehoboth Beach, which thrives in summer on sun and rain alike, work is continuing on the overlook and decorative walkway improvements behind the Rehoboth Beach Museum. The overlook and walkway will further integrate the museum, chamber of commerce and Grove Park complex into the canal system and will be a popular stopping point for visitors, walkers and bicyclists.
In a field along New Road recently, dark objects in young soy bean plants caught my eye. I stopped the truck, backed up and took a look. Five wild turkeys gathered in the rows, far from a hedgerow and the protective cover of a band of woods that backs up to Canary Creek. The feathers of wild turkeys glisten golden in the sun.
Two days later, after the recent rains, a bald eagle soared above Nassau, silhouetted against the big puffy clouds of mid July.
Wild cherries are ripening now, falling from branches, staining the ground a deep dark red, making a feast for birds and beast.
Wild turkeys in a soy bean field west of Lewes.
