Reason for a Change-Mitch’s Blog

I helped organize and book the MHC benefit at Max’s on Saturday nite (I am on the the board). We practiced with Kid Kazooy at his studio, and we had the place packed at 6:30pm, no seats left, and lots of dancing, the kid mosh pit had over a dozen little ones dancing and singing with us. Then Ruben and Vanessa played their set of original songs, and after that Snake Doctor and Zion Crossroads. It was a great show, and the Cupboard made some good money, and family entertainment filled Max’s.

After a late breakfast, Eileen and I went out to Griffy Lake and rented a canoe, cheap at $5/hour. The lake is down and shallow at the east end. We paddled along the south shore, trying to stay in the shade where possible, and we pulled into the first little bay to find a turtle basking on a log. As we move along the shoreline, we came upon a several great blue herons, and what I assume was a green heron, its neck was short and Eileen saw its blue/green back feathers, plus it was right by the waterside. We also saw a kingfisher, and I am sure I heard a Cooper’s Hawk calling from the southern hills.

On our way back we came upon a heron on a branch, he took off as we came close, but then we came around a corner into a bay, and there was another heron fishing. We stopped paddling, and then the other heron came winging in from the south, squacking at the other heron, landing right there, then then both took off.

As we were leaving we saw this cool picture that represents the various watersheds in Monroe County.