Friday, April 4, 2014

More River, Less Land


There wasn't much grazing to be had at the Calf Pasture today in Concord by Lowell Road.  The area of the boat launch was submerged as a result of last weekend's big rain event.
As I launched my boat there this afternoon I saw several other boats either at the launch, or out on the river (1 canoe and 3 kayaks).

At Egg Rock the top line of text on the inscription was about 6 inches below the surface...
Compare with a photo of the same spot taken just 6 days ago...


Both the Assabet and Sudbury rivers were swollen beyond their banks, and dry spots for Muscovy ducks were at a premium...

The lower mile and a half of the Assabet River yielded considerable trash which may have been recently lifted by the rising waters...
There were 60 recyclable containers (22 redeemable) and 42 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish such as Styrofoam, plastic bags, and nip bottles.  YTD = 930

As the afternoon progressed, a raw wind from the east grew stronger.  Nonetheless, this tree's buds look ready to pop...

2 comments:

Mark Mayall said...

I think I may have seen that duck where the Assabet passes under Route 2, next to the sushi restaurant.

lis said...

Awesome duck!