What I "WERE" going to do THIS MORNING was go on down to the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival and say "hi" to some of my river rat pals....I put the kayak in at the Sopchoppy City Park and headed upstream. It is known as a blackwater river for the tannin colors of the rivers in these parts.

About a hunnerd yards upstream I see this brown head swimming fast from one side of the river to the other. It's kinda wide by the park and this creature was swimmin real fast across the bow of my kayak in a somewhat threatnin' manner. Oh no, I thought, I've come upon the mating territory of a bull aligator and he will tip me over with his tail!

Just then, the creature flipped over in the air, slapped his tail hard on the water and swam back in the direction he came.

I got kinda scared and I turned around to get out...then I got up my courage and deciding it was a beaver and went on up the river.
I came home with wet britches...as usual

What do YOU think it was?


...oh I that's what I wanted to do earlier in the day...how far back do you want me to go?

love, harpgirl