{"id":5919,"date":"2023-08-05T07:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5919"},"modified":"2023-08-05T07:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T11:35:23","slug":"from-my-kayak-7-25-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/?p=5919","title":{"rendered":"From my kayak 7\/25-8\/1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have not been out kayaking much this summer thanks to predicted thunder showers, flooding and various appointments. One of our favorite locations, North Hartland Lake, has been closed for the rest of the summer because of the floods in mid July. But we have managed a few outings.<\/p>\n\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\/2023\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-5560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-5560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-5560-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-5560-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mt Cardigan. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" data-id=\"5913\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/loon-5548.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/loon-5548.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/loon-5548-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/loon-5548-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loon. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"5912\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/great-blue-heron-5590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/great-blue-heron-5590.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/great-blue-heron-5590-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/great-blue-heron-5590-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great blue heron. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5911\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-5595.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-5595.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-5595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-5595-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great blue heron. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"5904\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-in-tree-5482-e1691193783994.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-in-tree-5482-e1691193783994.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-in-tree-5482-e1691193783994-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gbh-in-tree-5482-e1691193783994-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Great blue heron on top of a pine. Ompompanoosuc River 7\/26\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"5909\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/turkey-vulture-5472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/turkey-vulture-5472.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/turkey-vulture-5472-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/turkey-vulture-5472-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkey vulture. Ompompanoosuc River 7\/26\/23\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"5908\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sentry-5468.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sentry-5468.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sentry-5468-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sentry-5468-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sentry.  Ompompanoosuc River. 7\/26\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" data-id=\"5900\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hooded-mergansers-5408.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hooded-mergansers-5408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hooded-mergansers-5408-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hooded-mergansers-5408-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hooded mergansers. Connecticut River 7\/25\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"5899\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cardinal-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cardinal-.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cardinal--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cardinal--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cardinal--100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardinal.  Mink Brook 7\/25\/2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"5902\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wood-ducks-5426.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wood-ducks-5426.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wood-ducks-5426-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wood-ducks-5426-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wood ducks. Connecticut River 7\/25\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"5915\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/painted-turtle-5609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/painted-turtle-5609.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/painted-turtle-5609-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/painted-turtle-5609-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Painted turtle on a log. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5903\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dragonfly-5484.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dragonfly-5484.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dragonfly-5484-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dragonfly-5484-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dragonfly. Ompompanoosuc River 7\/26\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5916\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pond-lilies-reflections-5557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pond-lilies-reflections-5557.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pond-lilies-reflections-5557-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pond-lilies-reflections-5557-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pond lilies. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"5917\" src=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/roots-5551.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/roots-5551.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/roots-5551-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/roots-5551-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roots. Grafton Pond 8\/1\/23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have not been out kayaking much this summer thanks to predicted thunder showers, flooding and various appointments. One of our favorite locations, North Hartland Lake, has been closed for the rest of the summer because of the floods in mid July. But we have managed a few outings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","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":[227,30,34,65,36,66],"class_list":["post-5919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canada-goose","tag-connecticut-river","tag-grafton-pond","tag-great-blue-heron","tag-loon","tag-ompompanoosuc-river"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mt-Cardigan-5560.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3S4pT-1xt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919","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=5919"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5921,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919\/revisions\/5921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindpictures.com\/corner\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}