A Feast for My Eyes and My Snooter at the Local Lagoon

Note from Mom: A week from H-E-Double Toothpicks! Along with work and other distractions came an injured knee and ankle and am sorry we haven't visited our good bloggy pals. Sam and Ozzie are very upset with their typist, who vows to be back as of today! And... Ma has the month of Feb. off as well, so there aren't any excuses! Onward!
Hi - I'm back! This is a picture of our local lagoon, where I don't get to go much, cause we really like the wilder outdoorsy places where I don't have to abide by leash laws heheh!
The building back there is known as the Marin County Civic Center and is actually furry famous. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and was his last commission and 770th! Unfortunately, however, the famed architect never saw the finished product, for he died at 92 in 1959, one year before it opened. It is a national and state-designated historical landmark and awesome to look at from both the outside and also the interior. If you'd like to see more about this place, you can visit http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CU/main/flw/cctourarch.cfm. The focus of my post is not about the building per se, but about the lagoon across the street from it. I live about a mile away from here and when time is short, I usually get a couple of laps around the lake.
And there ARE a lot of great smells here at least. Here - investigating one of tons of gopher holes.
Oh boy - one of my faves - there's lots of goose and duck poo that I just can't get enough of.
Just can't help covering myself in those aromas.
And HERE is the furry place where, the day before this was taken, Mom and I and Sierra Rose and her Ma all stopped in amazement in the pouring rain as an otter appeared and seemed to beckon to us to follow it. It hung out near us, but Mom didn't have a camera. We've been back to this pond all week trying to catch sight of the elusive creature.
Here's what he/she looked like. (Thanks SeaPics!) Still hoping we can get a photo one of these days!
We don't know what this is (cormorant?), but he was applying deodorant or airing out his feathers, or something like that!
Lots of feathered creatures floating around.
No matter where I looked or directed my snooter, there was something in the air or on the ground. Here - checking out one of those tree rats!
So happy to see these pals show up again to help us catch sight of those otters!
Another of the gazillion gopher holes.

Lately, when I reconnoiter and investigate the holes, Sierra's come over to me (if she's around) and gets all excited and starts to do the above. I think she believes she's helping!
Then we have to go expend some energy, cause we're both still pretty hyper.
Okay... now we're ready to call it a day.
Except for one last thing. A thorough cool down mud bath - one of my fave spa treatments!