Got
out in the yellow kayak a couple of
Fridays ago for an hour-long paddle around the east side of Nippenicket with my
camera, photographing a riot of red-winged blackbirds and the landscape and
flowers. Collected a couple of plant
specimens to ID, too. Thinking about the
idea of a little book: Nippenicket Through the Year. The next day I and the boys spent two hours
on the western shore and got lots more photos.
I also got a bad sunburn on my legs--especially my shins. (Next time I will have something light-proof
to cover them with! -and sunscreen!) This time I got some good photos of a great
blue heron, among the hundred or so I took.
I have begun to catch on to the fact that my camera can't compete with
the slrs with their big telephoto lenses: my camera takes pretty good amateur
shots, but they would look very Mickey Mouse in a book. Maybe my text could make up for that...
Can you find both red-winged blackbirds?
Here is one family that knows how to enjoy the pond.
Kids out for a walk with Mom.
Yellow irises in bloom.
Royal fern (Osmunda regalis).
Trevor is entranced by the red-winged blackbirds.
Yellow water lily (Nuphar advena) and the insectivorous bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) in bloom.
...takes flight.
A willow (Salix cordata) in bloom.
A great blue heron...
Almost home.
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