Beaver Lodge

Within each lodge beavers will hollow out a chamber where they sleep, eat, groom each other, and the baby kits are born and nursed each spring. Beddings of grasses, reeds and wood chips are changed regularly. In order to breathe fresh air beavers do not apply mud to the peak of the lodge, creating a ventilation shaft. Note: If you have an opportunity to visit a beaver lodge on a very cold winter day, look very closely and you may see the beaver's breath escaping from this chimney-like peak, or even hear the murmurs of the beaver family inside!  Courtesy of Beaversolutions.com
Though this one is on what appears to be a little island, they are often built in the middle of open water to make it safe from predators.

In other news, spring finally arrived!!  Got a little raking done, uncovered some of the porch furniture.  Hope springs anew.

Thank you very much for the stars and hearts on yesterday's photo of Richard and Matthew, the good wishes too, I will definitely pass them along.