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Columns14 April 2021
By Jim Poling Sr.
Oh dear, my ophi has returned. I tried to hold it back, but it walloped me into a dizzy spell.
A picture taker on Kushog Lake is to blame for my relapse.
I was perusing that lake association’s Facebook page, looking for photos that might show winter’s ice disappearing. I found one of open water beginning to appear along the shore. Good news! Boating season not far off.
My eyes moved from the open water to the rocky shoreline. And there it was among the sun-warmed rocks, basking evilly in the spring sunshine – a very large water snake.