One Chance Not Missed

Yesterday was one of those downer days. Nothing was going right. I decided to stop by the river and stare into the water for awhile. And I actually took my camera with me. the wind was blowing and the sun was beating down pretty hard in the early afternoon. Tried to take a couple of flower shots, but the wind was too much. The ripples created by the wind made it difficult to see any fish.

I heard a click on the rocks a few yards upstream. I expected to see a deer, but couldn't locate anything. Then; a rather large beaver swam by. He went around a little bend in the streambank. I actually took the time to set the WB and put on a polarizer, while waiting for the beaver to come back.. He actually did and I got some rather good shots.

In one, he was actually raising his tail to slap the water. I got the curved tail raising, but have to admit that I flinched real bad when the tail slapped the water..I got wet too. Needless to say that picture didn't come out too good.

I did get some shots and it did make me feel a little better..Overall a positive in an otherwise negative day.