The morning after the Fourth of July can usually be counted on to be quiet and serene and this morning proved to be just that. I launched onto the Sudbury River before 5 am and paddled upriver, reaching Fairhaven Bay in time to watch the sun rise above the pines into a cloudless sky.. Brooke Island benefits from its location opposite a low spot on the eastern horizon and sees the sun a little sooner...
After having had the bay all to myself I headed further upriver and encountered a fisheman in a powerboat making the transition from engine to electric trolling motor. Beyond Lee's Bridge, water could be heard (but not seen) spilling out of Farrar Pond and into the river. Contributions from recent rainstorms have brought about springtime water levels. Where Pantry Brook enters the river the water didn't have too far to fall...
Looking to the brook's right I noticed two different types of herons in the same dead tree. Perched near the top of the tree was a small yellow-legged heron, perhaps a green heron, while a blue heron is perched to the lower right...
This is where a telephoto lens would come in handy.
At Weir Hill, the rounded-up refuse was allowed to bask briefly in the sun before being sent below deck...
The count for the day was 25 pieces of trash. Of these, 13 were recyclable (9 redeemable) and 12 were misc. rubbish such as bait tubs, plastic bags etc. My YTD total stands at 2536.
On the trip downriver, Lee's Bridge also basked in the early morning sunlight...
Only the larger of the two portals was passable today.
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