Wednesday, August 12, 2015

River Trip.

8-12-15 VERMONT: We got rain yesterday, 1.25 inches worth, it will probably be enough to refill the pond. Today is partly cloudy, and things are drying out.

We picked another bunch of tomatoes today and found a few more blueberries. The corn has reached the top rail of the fence and a few stalks are starting to show tassels.

The day before the rain, we went canoeing. We put in at the launch site near the confluence of the Ompompanoosuc and the Connecticut Rivers. We paddled out into the Connecticut, up river a ways and then down, before going up the Ompom. We saw lots of female Mallards and a flock of Canada Geese, maybe six. It was our first excursion of the season and an hour was enough.

New blooms: first aster.


Sitting Duck - Mallard.

Looking down river.

More Mallards.

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