Shipwreck
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Canada
By Sharon Lawrence

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
~Cecil Frances Alexander, Hymns for Little Children

It was late afternoon when our canoe slipped from the mouth of the Gibson River into the silvery sparkle of the lake and headed for home. My husband and I had spent the sunny June morning checking the numerous beaver lodges, dams, and bank dens that crisscrossed the length of the meandering Gibson River. The many obstacles made the river challenging to navigate for boaters, leaving an unspoiled natural environment — perfect for the kind of quiet observations so pertinent to Ron's research.

My field biologist husband was gathering information on the beaver population for a book he was writing. Earlier, when I was packing his lunch Ron had said, "Why don't you come with me and try out your new camera? I'll do the bulk of the paddling and you can be the lookout." (Keep reading)