Riverbed

'dry ground in the middle of the riverbed' Joshua 3:17

The local river, the Mikasagawa, is very different depending on recent rainfall. There are usually small islands within the river which are only rarely covered with water during periods of heavy rain, so grass can be seen growing on them much of the time. I guess this may be common worldwide in hilly or mountainous areas but being from the rather flat south east of England I can`t remember seeing anything quite like it back home, where differences in rainfall are generally not so extreme. In England I seem to remember small islands with thick vegetation where moorhens and other water fowl make their homes among the reeds. I do see ducks and egrets in the river here, but I haven`t seen them nesting.