Stroll Along the River

            Yesterday fishermen took me in his company at the river. This river is small, at the widest point is about of 20 m and very close to our summer house. We went on foot, it was nice to walk through the woods.

The sun came out and everything was nice. Then weather became cloudy, and the rain was. I did not waste time and started taking pictures.

 There was a swamp near the river. The bog was big enough, but dry, we walked along the path one after another. 

When we passed through it I liked the reedmace (or cattails) . I remember as a child I gathered a lot of reedmace and put in a vase at home. But after 2-3 days it has become to fade, its beautiful brown head began to pour white fluff. It was so much that became very dirty in the house. Since then, I've never gathered reed mace. 

I liked the river. There were a lot of birds, even as I heard a beaver splashing in the water at that beach. But I couldn't take a picture, so he quickly dove into the water. 

 

At this place the river divides into small ducts and changes its stream. But here was the unexpected encounter! Right at me, the snake was swimming in the water, as if posing for the camera. 

 On the shore she quickly crept away through the grass into the bushes. I think it was a viper, it had stripes on the back and spots on the head. Generally I am afraid of snakes, but this appearance was so unexpected that I have no time to get scared.

From the other side of the river I found a small lake, it was very quiet. Trees and bushes were reflected in the calm water. Some water lilies, yellow, with large leaves were growing there.

  

Fishermen let go the fish in the river and were about to return. We all had a great time in the nature.