The logs on the edge of the pond are partly submersed for the critters to use them in many ways spring, summer, and autumn . . . to watch for prey in the water below, to watch for dragonflies flying above, or merely take a nap in the sunshine.
This winter, after several snowstorms, the logs are all under an icy blanket. Even the big rock, which we use to gauge the water level, is under snow.
