The beaver pond is frozen over now, with beaver-chewed trees sticking out of the ice. That’s our neighbor’s house in the background. Another neighbor has hired a trapper to get rid of the beavers (their yard is most threatened by the growing water level). Getting rid of these “varmints” is necessary to avoid additional property damage from the water and mud, in addition to the tree damage. But it’s kind of too bad. I guess we humans should all just be glad we’re not beavers.
