A misty sunrise across Muskegon’s Ruddiman pond.
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These are from Muskegon’s Ruddiman Creek during the late fall of 2009.

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The sun rises over Muskegon’s Ruddiman Creek on the morning of November 22, 2009
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An early April morning at Muskegon’s Ruddiman pond

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This morning’s walk around Muskegon’s Ruddiman Pond was one of the coldest of the winter. While the breeze was extremely light, its effect on any exposed skin was painful.

In spite of the cold, the beautiful sunrise lighting up the ice made the trip well worth making.

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Here is the sun coming up over the Ruddiman Creek valley just down the hill from Muskegon’s McGraft Park.

With the creek finally starting to thaw a bit, it’s really fun to watch all of the animals reappearing. Besides all of the resident ducks, there are usually a few large mammals navigating the water. These guys (beavers?) aren’t obvious as yet, but I’m sure that we’ll be seeing them any day now.

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The bridge on the north side of Muskegon’s Ruddiman Pond on the morning of December 18, 2008.

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Muskegon’s Ruddiman Pond was the focus of a major restoration effort last year. Could this explain the huge increase in the number of birds living there this spring? Whatever the reason, the early morning action there is really fun to watch.