Little River from Dunfudgin

With my workday complete it seemed only natural to launch my boat from Dunfudgin Landing in Gloucester and spend some 'top of the tide' time on the Annisquam River.  My destination was the landing at the head of Little River in West Gloucester.  The photo at left looks down Little River from that spot officially named Stubby Knowles Landing...

By the time I stopped there for lunch a beautiful afternoon was in the making.

Earlier, before the clouds gave way, I came across one of the boats featured in National Geographic's television series "Wicked Tuna"...

It's the Lisa & Jake captained by Paul Hebert.  Looks like a few tuna tails are decorating the end of the wharf.

Two testaments to all the wind we've had around here lately were this errant flagpole rope...

 

...that ended up in the treetops of Rust Island, and these three turbines kept busy of late...

 

 

Quite a bit of trash was encountered in a small cove near where my map shows Lower Banjo Pond's outlet entering the Annisquam...

 

Many plastic water bottles, coffee cups, plastic bags, and another 2 Hooksett Disks (numbers 1024 and 1025) were recovered.

The street names atop the hill just to the northwest of this spot are named for many of the cast members having played major roles in Massachusetts history: Winthrop Ave, Samoset Road, Uncas Road, Cononicus Road, Massasoit Road, and King Philip Road.

 

Only a few other boats were seen underway one of which was this dory...

 

Wildlife seen today included eider ducks, buffleheads, gulls, hawks, and this little egret near Stubby Knowles Landing...

 

 

Back at Dunfudgin my trash haul posed in the tidal zone...

 

Today's catch consisted of mostly plastic/styrofoam items: 53 recyclable containers (3 redeemable) and 76 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish.  YTD = 1509

 

The most recent total also includes this litter Mrs. Trashpaddler and I encountered yesterday while biking on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Chelmsford...

 

Once again, mostly plastic!