{"id":3949,"date":"2018-07-15T21:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T01:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3949"},"modified":"2018-07-15T21:10:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T01:10:18","slug":"connecticut-river-and-north-hartland-lake-7-14-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3949","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut River and North Hartland Lake 7\/14-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Jane and I headed to the Connecticut River in Wilder. We started in a light rain, which stopped by the time we got to Mink Brook and cleared by the time we returned to Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>The ducklings are growing. One family is nearly adult sized.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3950\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ducks-7694.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ducks-7694.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ducks-7694-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ducks-7694-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ducks-7694-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ducks<br \/>Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7\/14\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>We watched a couple of muskrats snacking, sitting on a log, then leaving to get some more goodies.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3952\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/muskrats-7741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/muskrats-7741.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/muskrats-7741-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/muskrats-7741-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/muskrats-7741-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 muskrats.<br \/>Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7\/14\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3951\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mallard-7790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"656\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mallard-7790.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mallard-7790-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mallard-7790-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallard.<br \/>Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 7\/14\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We returned to the Wilder boat launch to find a family of young ducklings settling in for a nap.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3953\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/time-for-a-nap-7803.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/time-for-a-nap-7803.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/time-for-a-nap-7803-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/time-for-a-nap-7803-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/time-for-a-nap-7803-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time for a nap. Mallard ducklings.<br \/>Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 7\/14\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, we went to North Hartland Lake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3956\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jane-spots-a-gbh-7827.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jane-spots-a-gbh-7827.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jane-spots-a-gbh-7827-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jane-spots-a-gbh-7827-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Jane-spots-a-gbh-7827-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Svetaka spots a great blue heron.<br \/>North Hartland Lake, NH 7\/15\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3954\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-7860.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-7860.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-7860-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gbh-7860-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great blue Heron<br \/>North Hartland Lake, VT 7\/15\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pickerel-weed-7824-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pickerel weed<br \/>North Hartland Lake, VT 7\/15\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3957\" style=\"width: 641px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/song-sparrow-7914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/song-sparrow-7914.jpg 641w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/song-sparrow-7914-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/song-sparrow-7914-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Song sparrow<br \/>North Hartland Lake, NH 7\/15\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3959\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spotted-sandpiper-7945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spotted-sandpiper-7945.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spotted-sandpiper-7945-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spotted-sandpiper-7945-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spotted-sandpiper-7945-768x612.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spotted sandpiper.<br \/>North Hartland Lake, NH 7\/15\/18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Jane and I headed to the Connecticut River in Wilder. We started in a light rain, which stopped by the time we got to Mink Brook and cleared by the time we returned to Wilder. The ducklings are growing. One family is nearly adult sized. We watched a couple of muskrats snacking, sitting &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=3949\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Connecticut River and North Hartland Lake 7\/14-15&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,90,65,56,148,70,219,218],"class_list":["post-3949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-connecticut-river","tag-ducklings","tag-great-blue-heron","tag-mallard","tag-muskrat","tag-north-hartland-lake","tag-pickerel-weed","tag-spotted-sandpiper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-11H","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3949"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3962,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3949\/revisions\/3962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}