We've had a couple reports about the water level today, and we reported those to Green Mountain Power, as they asked us to. The dam is operating as it should and the water level should come up, but very gradually, according to what they told us. Jason Lisai from GMP called this afternoon. He said the low water level will probably persist until we get quite a lot of rain. He said there is a lot of evaporation at this time of the year, and any rain we get is apt to sink in. Plus, GMP has to maintain a normal water flow.

We know the water is unusually shallow through the narrows between the big pond and middle pond, and around Sunken Island, so be careful when boating or using your PWC's in those areas. Check your boats that are tied up at your dock - the ropes may need to be let out or you may need to take other measures to float your boat until the water level comes back up.

The good news is, traffic is flowing pretty well through Danville today. Fred was through there several times this morning and said there were no long lines and he only waited a few minutes to get through. I guess they got the problems worked out just fine.

Aren't owls supposed to frighten other birds? This gull doesn't seem to be very afraid - looks to me like he just wants to be friends . . . or maybe he's smart enough to know a fake when he sees one.