The Docksider

March 1 brought a rare blanket of snow to Bryant Lake. Now I like a winter wonderland as much as the next person, but I gotta tell you after one quick look I swam to the depths of Bryant Lake to avoid the wintry mix and cold temps.

The old saying is that “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” At this rate, we should be able to count on sunny days and picnics beside the lake by the first of April. That’s not so baaaaa-a-a-a-d, is it?

- Doozy

You guys know me – I’m all about nature, outdoor living, preserving the environment. I’m not just “green,” I literally am green.

So please hear me right when I say I think there is something a little strange about squirrels. What’s up with the digging, all the time digging? Not a problem for me, but it just seems a little, I don’t know, manic or something. But that’s cool. Acorn Park at Bryant Lake definitely has the beautiful oak trees and nuts that squirrels like.

What IS a problem for me is the darting around LIKE A HUNTED FISH THANK YOU VERY MUCH. When I see a squirrel go from 0 to 60 in, oh, ONE NANOSECOND, I automatically dart around like there’s an enormous pike fish about to eat me. Scares me nearly to death. Can the squirrels stop with the dashing around like their tails are on fire? Please! And I mean no offense. Believe me, some of my best friends are squirrels. I’m just sayin’.

- Doozy

Oh, yeah, I was in summer school this year. But, hey, I’m in school all year every year – I’m a fish, people! Gotcha! Seriously, Bryant Lake is something like 24 acres, so you’d think I’d have plenty of elbow room but, hey, no elbows! Gotcha again! Zing zing!

Actually this place is stocked with many of my finny friends, and we had a great summer cruising Bryant Lake, eating like pigs and generally livin’ the good life.  Hope you had a great summer, too.

- Doozy

P.S. How many fish does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, we have no hands! Now, who got schooled?

Fish love this corner of Bryant Lake