Assabet River - Hudson to Gleasondale & Return

The approximately four inches of rain received over the past 4 days had the Assabet River in Hudson running swift and clear this morning.  I guess you could say, "It was just what the doctor ordered!".
I launched at Cox Street in Hudson and headed downriver.  Trash was found at just about every snag.  A cormorant joined me for about a mile on both the trip down and up.  When I finally reached the limit of his territory, he watched silently as I paddled by...

 The flowers of the arrowhead plant are now blooming...

Passing the golf course on river left, I was surprised to see no one playing on the section near the river.  Shortly thereafter, I reached the village of Gleasondale and founds things quiet and peaceful, as usual...

 
At the dam, I turned around and began the trip back upriver.
By the time I reached Cox Street, my boat was carrying a fairly good haul of 136 pieces of trash.  The breakdown: 64 recyclable containers (14 redeemable) and 72 pieces of rubbish such as styrofoam, plastic bags, nip bottles, a small basketball, a small plastic bat, a spray can of pesticide, and several fishing bobbers.  My YTD total stands at 4351.