{"id":5631,"date":"2022-10-06T22:39:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5631"},"modified":"2022-10-12T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T18:27:07","slug":"from-my-kayak-fall-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5631","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak &#8212; Fall 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ve been out several time a week this fall, mostly on the Connecticut and the Pompy (we miss North Hartland Lake which is closed to repair the culvert under the parking lot), but we also have been to Lake Armington, Upper Baker Pond, Grafton Pond, Long Pond and Indian Pond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_1264-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5660\"\/><figcaption>Mt Cube from Indian Pond, Orford, NH.  10\/6\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sanborn-family-paddling-9700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sanborn-family-paddling-9700.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sanborn-family-paddling-9700-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sanborn-family-paddling-9700-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Jane&#8217;s family paddling on Upper Baker Pond, 8\/28\/33<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Susy-1455-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5632\"\/><figcaption>Susy on Long Pond. 10\/3\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have seen our usual ducks and have enjoyed seeing them changing into breeding colors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-duck-0357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-duck-0357.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-duck-0357-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-duck-0357-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Wood duck.  Connecticut River 9\/7\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-duck-1549-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5656\"\/><figcaption>Wood duck in breeding colors.  Connecticut River 10\/5\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mallards-1076.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mallards-1076.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mallards-1076-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mallards-1076-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Mallards. Connecticut River 9\/21\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mallards-1503-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5655\"\/><figcaption>Mallards. Connecticut River 10\/4\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/common-merganser-0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/common-merganser-0709.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/common-merganser-0709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/common-merganser-0709-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Common mergansers.  Ompompanoosuc River 9\/16\/22\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/merganser-bathing-1599-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5657\"\/><figcaption>Merganser taking a bath.  Ompompanoosuc River 10\/4\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also seen a number of other birds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/green-heron-fog-0881.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/green-heron-fog-0881.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/green-heron-fog-0881-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/green-heron-fog-0881-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Green heron in the fog.  Connecticut River 9\/17\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-family-0432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-family-0432.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-family-0432-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-family-0432-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Loon family. Grafton Pond 9\/10\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-rainbow-1674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-rainbow-1674.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-rainbow-1674-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/loon-rainbow-1674-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Loon with foliage.  Indian Pond, 10\/6\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eagle-1419-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5652\"\/><figcaption>Eagle. Connecticut River 9\/20\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/eagle-1239-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5654\"\/><figcaption>Immature bald eagle.  Ompompanoosuc River  9\/25\/22\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-0656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-0656.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-0656-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/broad-winged-hawk-0656-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Broad winged hawk. Ompompanoosuc River 9\/15\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sparrow-bathing-1355-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5653\"\/><figcaption>Sparrow bathing. Connecticut River <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cardinal-0270.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cardinal-0270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cardinal-0270-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cardinal-0270-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Cardinal.  Connecticut River 9\/7\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As well as a variety of turtles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-turtle-0805.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-turtle-0805.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-turtle-0805-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wood-turtle-0805-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Wood turtle. Ompompanoosuc River 9\/16\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-0505.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-0505.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-0505-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-0505-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtle. Grafton Pond 9\/10\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-9983.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-9983.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-9983-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/painted-turtle-9983-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Painted turtle.  Lake Armington 9\/2\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/closed-gentian-0351.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/closed-gentian-0351.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/closed-gentian-0351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/closed-gentian-0351-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Closed gentian.  Connecticut River 9\/7\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jewel-weed-0164.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jewel-weed-0164.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jewel-weed-0164-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jewel-weed-0164-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Jewel weed.  Ompompanoosuc River 9\/4\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jerusalem-artichoke-0781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jerusalem-artichoke-0781.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jerusalem-artichoke-0781-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Jerusalem-artichoke-0781-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Jerusalem artichoke. Ompompanoosuc River 9\/16\/22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been out several time a week this fall, mostly on the Connecticut and the Pompy (we miss North Hartland Lake which is closed to repair the culvert under the parking lot), but we also have been to Lake Armington, Upper Baker Pond, Grafton Pond, Long Pond and Indian Pond. We have seen our usual &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5631\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;From my kayak &#8212; Fall 2022&#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_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":[30,8,63,36,66],"class_list":["post-5631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-connecticut-river","tag-ducks","tag-green-heron","tag-loon","tag-ompompanoosuc-river"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-1sP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631","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=5631"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5668,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions\/5668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}