On a Friday morning the forecast was for wind gusts starting at 10:00 am, so I loaded the kayak and headed up to Edith Lake early.    The lake was calm, the first day like this since spring started.     I launched into the lake and paddled the shoreline.    For the whole loop, the lake was still.

In the back bays, I enjoyed the reflection of trees in the lake water.

There were some fishing boats in the main part of the lake. There were lots of ducks (Barrows goldeneyes mostly), some geese, swallows, killdeer, red-winged blackbirds, meadowlarks in the grasslands, and a loon diving for fish.   Another fine day on the lakes.