Author: Nancy

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First paddle of the season

My neighbor, Alice, and I paddled on the Connecticut this morning.

Alice
Alice

We saw some wildlife: some mallards,

Mallard pair
Mallard pair

some mergansers, a spotted sandpiper

female (common?) mergansers
female (common?) mergansers
Spotted sandpiper
Spotted sandpiper

and a large family of mallard ducklings

Momma mallard and many ducklings
Momma mallard and many ducklings

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Spring flowers

The apple trees are beginning to blossom.
The apple trees are beginning to blossom.
trillium
trillium
trillium --"stink pot"
trillium –“stink pot”
The trees are flowering.
The trees are flowering.
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April 28-May 3

On Thursday, the trillium were almost blooming at Kilowatt.
On Thursday, the trillium were almost blooming at Kilowatt.
By Sunday, they were.
By Sunday, they were.
A daffodil beginning to bloom.
A daffodil beginning to bloom.
Daffodil in full bloom.
Daffodil in full bloom.
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
Pussywillows
Pussywillows
Maple flowers
Maple flowers
Mallard on the Connecticut River
Mallard on the Connecticut River