Waterfall return

After a blessedly long spell of rain, the sun finally emerged from hiding. So did I, bad wrists and all, and, since I hadn't been very far afield in a while, I opted to visit my favorite haunt, the millpond waterfall, to see if the deluge had been enough to actually raise the water level. The waterfall had almost completely disappeared as of the middle of last week, just before the downpour started, and I'd rarely seen so little water in the drainage stream, the haunts of Dragonhunters in August and Fawn Darner dragonflies in September. Now, in October, the odonates are mostly gone, save for a handful of Meadowhawks, who might be with us all the way into November. Whatever insect life is still around, the players will have plenty of water to work with. The rains gave the waterfall back its voice, and the stream below is no longer a mere whisper. The turtles and the little Brook Trout are pleased. Me, too.