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The old north bridge in Concord, MA in winter

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Tropical storm Julia is passing by and left this in a lull

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Just hidin' in the mums, mum. Juvenile Carolina anole (\ə-ˈnō-lē\) about 5" long (mostly tail). Not much for him to eat right now... maybe the storm?

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Back to normal water level in the pond. There is a lower level drain pipe behind the silver grate to maintain normal water level

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A closer view of the overflow rip-rap. It's not clear at this point whether water is flowing in or out of the pond.

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Chuck house on right and overflowing pond at left

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There is a stream about 20 feet behind the trees. Water is not supposed to be flowing through the trees onto the grass.

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Nor is there supposed to be any water here

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And no water here either

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Since the pond is about 3-4 feet over normal level it is flowing (by design) over rip-rap rocks to drain into the stream

Pano - Champlain Canal near Whitehall, NY

A pastoral Adirondack pano with Champlain Canal in the distance

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Arnold's Valcour Fleet