Strange Black Rocks

 
  On the way home from a track meet earlier this week, my dad was showing me where he had seen a coyote on his way up to the school. I was looking out and trying to see if there was any sign of him still and saw something pretty amazing- beavers.
     Alright, so beavers may not be exciting to the average joe, but even having gone up and down this particular road (well known for the beaver dams in the adjacent ponds) multiple times in my life, this is the first time I've seen live, wild beavers. So for me, the wildlife enthusiast, this was very cool.
     They looked like black rocks when I first saw them. The darkness of the rocks seemed a little out of place, but as I kept looking at them my eyes picked out the fur and then all of the sudden I could see them moving, chewing on whatever they had in their paws. My dad was trying to show me a big tree that they had chewed through too. This happened fast, obviously because we were driving by in the jeep, but I still thought is was awesome.

     Also lately, our yard has been getting greener and greener- the dandelions have been popping up and the woods are getting harder and harder to see through. I rode my bike down by the river yesterday and even the water looked inviting. The sunlight glinted off of it in just a way that made it sparkle. Spring's really wonderful!