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

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.

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