Kip’s Comments - February 26, 2025 — LadagePhotography.com

A Word Most May Not Be Familiar With and more

Again, at the risk of appearing like Cliff Claven, I am going to introduce most readers to a new word. The word for today is “humic” and it is defined as an “organic nonpetroleum sheen caused by bacteria.”

Humic Sheen on Water Aerial - Image 945555

I found the humic featured today in stagnant water draining out of Segment B (Marten’s Lake) at Sweet Marsh. I don’t think it is anything to worry about. Instead, I studied and photographed it since it was so colorful.

Humic Sheen on Water Aerial - image 945557

I am also going to share comparison images of a beaver lodge and a muskrat mound. Notice the Canada geese behind the beaver lodge. Look how big that creation is. Muskrat mounds are much smaller and made of cattails, not sticks.