{"id":4261,"date":"2019-05-27T09:09:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2019-05-27T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T13:19:04","slug":"first-paddle-of-the-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4261","title":{"rendered":"First paddle of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday Jane, her son Jaimie, and I went to North Hartland Lake for my first paddle of the season. Turtles, turtles everywhere! On the boom near the dam. On logs up and down the river. On twigs floating in the river. On the mud flats. On rocks&#8230; The water was cold (in the 50&#8217;s) and the sun was warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-boom-5599.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4258\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4258\" class=\"wp-image-4258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-boom-5599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-boom-5599-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-boom-5599-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-boom-5599-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the turtles on the boom.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690.jpg\" alt=\"turtles on log\" data-id=\"4262\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4262\" class=\"wp-image-4262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-twigs-5685.jpg\" alt=\"turtles on twigs\" data-id=\"4259\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4259\" class=\"wp-image-4259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-twigs-5685.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-twigs-5685-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-twigs-5685-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-twigs-5685-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtles on some sticks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/painted-turtle-5620.jpg\" alt=\"painted turtle\" data-id=\"4257\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4257\" class=\"wp-image-4257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/painted-turtle-5620.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/painted-turtle-5620-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/painted-turtle-5620-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-turtles-on-boom-5609.jpg\" alt=\"3 turtles\" data-id=\"4255\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4255\" class=\"wp-image-4255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-turtles-on-boom-5609.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-turtles-on-boom-5609-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-turtles-on-boom-5609-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3-turtles-on-boom-5609-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtles on a log<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We also saw eagles, young and old, in the trees and in the air. A hawk in the air. Not many water fowl and only in the distance. A few warblers and sandpipers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-with-nesting-material-5738.jpg\" alt=\"eagle with nesting materials\" data-id=\"4256\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4256\" class=\"wp-image-4256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-with-nesting-material-5738.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-with-nesting-material-5738-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-with-nesting-material-5738-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-with-nesting-material-5738-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Eagle with nesting materials<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-in-tree-5654.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4263\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4263\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-in-tree-5654.jpg 533w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-in-tree-5654-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eagle-in-tree-5654-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption>Eagle in a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yellowthroat-5708.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4260\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4260\" class=\"wp-image-4260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yellowthroat-5708.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yellowthroat-5708-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yellowthroat-5708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/yellowthroat-5708-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Yellowthroat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spotted-sandpiper-5684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4264\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?attachment_id=4264\" class=\"wp-image-4264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spotted-sandpiper-5684.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spotted-sandpiper-5684-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spotted-sandpiper-5684-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spotted-sandpiper-5684-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Spotted sandpiper<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Jane, her son Jaimie, and I went to North Hartland Lake for my first paddle of the season. Turtles, turtles everywhere! On the boom near the dam. On logs up and down the river. On twigs floating in the river. On the mud flats. On rocks&#8230; The water was cold (in the 50&#8217;s) and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=4261\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;First paddle of the season&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[76,70,209,218,156,142],"class_list":["post-4261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-eagle","tag-north-hartland-lake","tag-painted-turtle","tag-spotted-sandpiper","tag-turtles","tag-yellowthroat"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/turtles-on-log-5690.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-16J","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261","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=4261"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4266,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4261\/revisions\/4266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}