FIrst day of vacation: Bountiful Lake
Yesterday we found a pretty area to walk around that turned out to be a water-filled clay pit between the town landfill and sewerage areas. This dragonfly hunts at Bountiful Lake, a man-made body of water in Bountiful Utah, just a few miles north of Salt Lake City. Town engineers four years ago decided to solve a runoff problem by diverting two creeks into a clay pit.
There were many familiar living things there, looking especially lovely in the landscape. I suspect this curly dock's bright color comes from the salty soil.
This killdeer was making a lot of noise in a grassy field. A dog spooked it over to the parking area.
I thought Alexis would appreciate this dilapidated farm.
Teasel.
A small flock of domestic geese have adopted the lake.
