Young mink, Millpond

In my charge to myself when I started this daily blog almost three years ago, I resolved, besides committing to a daily nature walk, to post the best picture I took en route. This is absolutely not one of them. Most of the day was spent indoors writing, and when I was done, I had to run into town to shop for groceries, so the only trek I was going to get in, besides hiking the aisles of the local markets, was to make the quickest of stops by the millpond to see if any dragonflies had started to appear. They hadn't, but as I scanned a fallen log by the shore, I noticed a dark shape emerge and run towards me. It was a very small Mink, and, by the fact that it seemed almost playful, it was probably one of this year's youngsters. It was certainly among the best sightings of the year, but all I had in my pocket was the waterproof Fuji—it gets too hot in a parked car to risk the dSLR—so it would have to do to record this bit of incredible luck. Maybe I'll get lucky again... with the right recording tool.