Dam, that water's powerful!

The moist theme that's been developing over the past few weeks continues to blanket the forest in a wet, swishy, often slippery, layer. The sun though, puts another light on things. During our walk we, again, followed the course of Highland water between Milliford Bridge towards Roman Bridge, again passing the truncated meander mentioned on Saturday. Since then there has been plenty more rain and the brook has swelled further; increasing in volume, ferocity and the desire to move itself forwards and onwards. No longer satisfied with its newly made course it's sent small fingers of water out to find new ways to circumnavigate the dam which is blocking it's path. These skirmishes between the elements are occurring all over the forest; trees falling to the winds, fallen trees blocking brooks and streams, waters scouring the earth in search of a new passage. Mutability is the seasonal game of choice.