The Overflow

We have a house on Lake Aspen, one of over 100 lakes  in Innsbrook Resort, in the Village of Innsbrook, Missouri outside of St Louis. (www.innsbrook-resort.com) It is a man made lake and the dam is around the corner to the right. Each spring there are rains that overwhelm the spillway both with water and a winters worth of debris. The previous owners did not warn us about this natural phenomenon but our new next door neighbors  said, "Oh, that's just The Overflow." The water rises so quickly that the lake flows over the tie wall around the lake.  You can see trees and logs and trash that have been carried over the wall and 20 feet up the hill. The deluge has inundated our little sand beach and surrounded my new picnic table. 

But there is always the possibility of surprise in the detritus. One man's trash is surely another man's treasure. Above is a priceless 'found' object.  It is a woodpecker's nest in a hollow 

branch with three magnificent openings. It now hangs on the front porch.