Eric Milburn

Freak Creek

Spring in Wisconsin is a difficult season to predict. One day, the sun will shine bright and the flowers will bloom, and the very next day a blizzard will tear through destroying any hope of summer. Thankfully, the sun quickly melts the snow and turns it to water. The water seeps into the grass or into a ditch where it flows aggressively to the nearest creek. Generally, the snow of Wisconsin is so heavy that it squeezes through the crevices of the land until it reaches a creek where it rages all the way to Lake Michigan. All the life that was hidden throughout winter returns in abundance. The birds start chirping again while the deer find new grass, bears emerge from hibernation and beavers begin their epic stand against raging water.