Sunny Day in North Muskegon

A beautiful day here in North Muskegon. Warm sun, melting snow, returning birds and the solitude of an empty park campground make for a wonderful walk. We just had to get out and take advantage.

The channel filled with ice.

As we walked along the channel the sun warming us made us think of the coming of spring. The ice had blocked the channel in huge snow covered floes. The sun working it's heating magic on the snow as rivulets of water found there way to the channel.

Ice fishermen and water fowl enjoying the remaining ice and the open water the east mouth of the channel.

A bit daring for me, but not for many ice fishing enthusiasts, the remaining ice seems to be melting away at the mouth of the channel. Of course this open water becomes a favorite place for the returning water fowl to stop on their returning route. A few have been around all winter but today the numbers were greatly increased.  We could hear their echoing honks as we walked through the empty channel campsite.

The open stillness of the park campsites disturbed only by the trickling of melting snow and the joyous honking of Canadian geese.

The sun casts shadows over the remaining snow and in the distance a Pileated woodpecker adds it's drumming.

As we walked through the park the warmth of the sun, the songs of the birds and the drumming of a woodpecker made for an ideal day to be out and about in the wonder of the park.

The open water acts as a harbinger of more spring weather to come.