Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Another Assabet Afternoon



This afternoon proved ideal for some Pompositticut paddling on the Assabet River in Stow.  Having launched at Russell's Bridge where the towns of Maynard and Stow meet, I headed upriver with a cool easterly breeze at my back.  Not far from the bridge a recently expanded mute swan family was seen (from a safe distance)...
 
 
As I neared Fort Meadow Brook, a fisherman in a bass boat was encountered.  He reported having had good luck, catching a dozen bass, but was heading home due to a phone alert of severe weather approaching from the west.
 
Around the next bend I approached the portal into Fort Meadow Brook...
...and couldn't resist venturing a short distance into the brook.  My reward for doing so was coming upon this usually shy green heron...
In this area temperatures were summerlike, but as soon as I started beating my retreat, I encountered that cool easterly breeze again.  Perhaps I was straddling the warm front.
 
Back at Russell's Bridge my modest trash haul posed hullside...
There were 8 recyclable containers (1 redeemable) and 7 pieces of misc. rubbish.  YTD = 2534
 
With the new boat still in dry-dock, my backup boat was pressed into service for today's foray.


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