Challenge Entries - Water Magick 
I ended up doing a few things already and have one more to go!
- Gathered water from the lake to make New Moon water.
I had the perfect jar for this! I gathered the water from the lake on Saturday. I’ve been a bit less formal with my spells and rituals lately and talk more in a conversational tone. I poured a bit of the water back into the lake as tribute and thanked the lake spirits.
I plan to use some of this when I consecrate the crow skull.
- Storm Water - When I saw @marina 's post about collecting storm water, I rushed out and put out a bottle in the rain. No pictures of it out in the rain, as I didn’t think of it. I was amazed at the end of the day when I brought the bottle in, that I collected the same amount as was reported for the day.
I did get it up on the windowsill, so it’s charged by the New Moon as well. I haven’t quite decided what to do with this 
Today, I spent some time building my relationship with the lake spirits.
- First I created a sigil using the currents and flow of the lake as inspiration. I threw out a couple of ideas and came up with it on my third try. I go with the flow. I reduced the letters and freehand combined them. I don’t think I’ve ever made one on the first try, but this time
I took a photo of it to bring with me when I went out to the lake.
I brought biodegradable offerings with me. I chose my 2 clover garlands that I made for Beltane. I picked my favorite spot by the lake, and grounded myself. I greeted the lake spirit and then spent some time listening to the water and what she had to say. I thank the spirit and put my offerings in the water.
I traced the sigil in the mud on the shore three times. (It’s pretty difficult to see it in this photo.)
I looked in the water in front of me and noticed something odd growing out of a submerged tree root.
I pulled out a rock covered in moss that was wrapped by the tree roots. It was the strangest thing.
Spur of the moment, I pledged to trash-pick the shoreline weekly and started picking up plastics and aluminum on the banks.
While I gathered the last few pieces, I found a few more out-of-place items - including a feather, a snow white rock, and the “wishbone” of a Canada goose. The last bit I knew was a bone, but I wasn’t sure which one and from what. A bit of image searching came up with the result.
Some of the other jewels I found on the lake
Turkey Tail fungus, Helmet Skullcap, Spotted Wintergreen, and Green Arrow Arum.
Pretty darn good morning. 
Edit to add information I found on one of the plants
