Saturday, March 8, 2014

Feel of Spring on the Sudbury

The plan was to paddle in Rhode Island waters today, but a morning job taking longer than expected thwarted that plan.    Finding myself near the Sudbury River I decided to checkout Sherman's Bridge and, much to my surprise, found open water and a level place in the snow to park.
Shortly my boat and I were heading downriver towards Weir Hill (opening photo) and wondering how far this open water would last.  The mouth of Pantry Brook was still iced over...
  
The beaver lodge near this spot looked to be still locked in winter...

The next question to be answered was "Is Fairhaven Bay still iced in?"
The answer was "yes"...
...and this became my turnaround point.

My trip back upriver was under sunnier skies and included some sure signs of a New England spring such as this old tree wearing a pair of sap-collecting pails...

 ...and this merganser "just chillin'"...

...and this mute swan gaining altitude...

Even old Sherman's Bridge looked happy in the afternoon sunshine...

A little trash a la mode...
A lucky 7 pieces.

I believe the worm has turned and spring is finally upon us.

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