Wind in the willows...

...is pretty to see.  But, they can sure make a mess of a trout stream...especially, with beavers in the area.  Take away the willows and beavers have no reason to be there.  I used to keep them under control but after two years of surgeries it was difficult and they got away from me.  Well, I finally got a round saw blade on the old echo weedwacker...it is like a hot knife through butter on the willows.  We've been having at it  and here is Otis and I surveying the damage...