Yesterday, I kayaked the stretch of the Connecticut River from Bradford, VT to Orford, NH with Jane’s family. It was a trip down memory lane for me. My sister, Barb, (and sometimes others) paddled this stretch several times, camping near Piermont, painting several scenes each trip.
We had a relaxing paddle,
did some bird watching,
but were very glad to see the Orford bridge.
We ended the trip with a stop for ice-cream in Fairlee.
We paddled on the Connecticut, Mink Brook and North Hartland Lake during the past couple of weeks. The ducklings are getting older (and there are fewer of them).
We watched a ruffed grouse and her babies for a while.
and saw an immature eagle catch and eat a fish.
A beaver swam close to my kayak.
During the past week, we have paddled on the Connecticut River, North Hartland Lake and the Ompompanoosuc River and have seen a variety of critters.
Jane and I have made a couple of trips to Eshqua Bog, Hartland, VT this spring.The first on was on May 27. We had been hoping that the lady’s slippers would be in bloom, but it was too early. We did see other spring flowers.
Today’s trip was more fruitful. We not only saw two varieties of lady’s slippers,
but also other bog flowers.
The dragon flies, butterflies and a hummingbird also put in an appearance.
We spent a couple of evenings this week on the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover and have finally seen the duckings we hadn’t seen when we paddled earlier in the day.
We saw ducklings of varying ages, some families are new born, others are several weeks old.
The geese flew by.
This mallard male had a funny expression.
