Looked out the window this morning to see the path from the Franklin Turnpike parking lot to the Warden's Watch surrounded on both sides by water.

 

In other words, the shoreline of Lake Appert comes up to the path. (In photo above, the path is in the middle of the photo.

 

I have been too swamped to walk the trails but I am sure they are wet and in some places totally flooded. I do know that the path from the Spillway to the Warden's Watch is under several inches of water.

 

The lake appears to be draining well -- my backyard and neighbor Lorie's backyard were not flooded as they had been in the past.

 

On another note, I was on the phone with Stiles Thomas around 8:15, and as I looked out the back window, I saw a large bird...

 

I exclaimed "Bald Eagle" and raced to the front door in time to see an adult Bald Eagle fly above the barn, American flag and Fell House before heading south. No time to grab a camera, but what a sight.