Curious snake surveys the action

A little snake peeked up between the pots of Spider Lily in the grow-out ponds at Sheldon Lake as we prepared for a Wetlands Wednesday workday.

It was so hot -- around 90 -- that after an hour of pulling the cart and emptying pots of dirt, I was a red-faced sweaty mess. I blame my heat-intolerance on my blood pressure meds not my aging body.

Anyway I spent the next hour indoors working with the seed crew in air-conditioned comfort.