The weather has been so weird this year that we didn't make it down to the river until last week. We brought out rubber boots with us and scoped out a few favorite spots, like the frog pond.
An old friend - who may actually be old enough to remember us from previous years, if herons have enough brain cells for that - was remarkably tolerant of a certain Nosy Parker who wanted to watch him eat dinner.
We checked to make sure that the antique graffiti hadn't disappeared over the winter (it hadn't).
We made mudcastles and looked for crawdads (found one, too!).
We took artsy photos we'll probably never get around to selling.
And, oh, yeah - we watched the whitewater kayakers.
Kayaks! On our little bitty stream that's more of a drainage ditch than a river for 11 months of the year!
Kayaks! On our little bitty stream that's more of a drainage ditch than a river for 11 months of the year!
Seriously, these guys were having so much fun, and they were so cool about letting us watch and take pictures. I wish I had gotten one of their e-mail addresses so I could send them some of the shots I got - they turned out really well, considering I have never even seen the sport in real life before.
It was a great end to a great afternoon. Looking forward to more river adventures later this summer (when the water goes back down!).
1 comment:
I love the photographs. The closeup of the Blue Heron is fabulous. I love the picture of the kayakers. I have done lots of kayaking and taking lots of kayak pictures but never one with as much energy as that picture.
On the picture of the tree roots, consider cropping the picture a little from the top. It may make the roots pop a little more without the bright background.
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