Still ditch diving: 6 bags full!

 More ditch diving Monday morning. I filled three more bags, which gives me a grand total of 6. There were the remains of 2 - 3 boxes of 6-bottle packs of beer, strewn across a longish debris field. I was happy they didn't break, at least. Me, either. I didn't fall. There is a lovely slope in the ditches.

Proud of myself, I had to go back down for a Tim Horton's cup chucked there since last week's ditch diving. Just to add insult to injury. I did the ditches in October [Fall chores], and began for Spring cleanup April 4th (my late mother's birthday, 1925 - 2006).

Just as I began, I heard, then spotted the yellow-bellied sapsucker! They are so funny! The males have learned to bang on things to appeal to the females. He usually starts here, then moves to the metal Internet tower. He banged on the shed, as well as the arbour. 

yellow-bellied sapsucker from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The traffic was anxiety-provoking, but I burned on through it. I have to cover my ears, sometimes, or turn my back. Noise is my trigger, and they really burn on through on the highway. Roaring their engines, and passing the larger trucks. 

traffic from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

There is talk of an amalgamation, or an extension of Perth's town boundaries. It might give Perth a bigger tax base. Right now they have a population of 6,000. There are many lakeside communities, with both seasonal residents, and large mansions just outside town boundaries. I don't know what that would mean to our services. We are a small municipality. Our recycling isn't as robust as Perth's, and we cover a larger area, hence the community ditch diving. We shall see!

My other project, Western Chorus Frog survey, began Monday. I could hear them! More on that venture later.