Beavers and Birds

I told you that I was taking the day off yesterday, and that is exactly what I did.

L and I went kayaking on a lovely little pond in the Adirondacks.

My commentary will likely have nothing to do with the pictures, but then again, they may.

The weather was outstanding......just about perfect.

I have made a promise to myself, that I will kayak or hike at least once a week.   All work and no play is making me feel DULL.

My knee makes it a challenge to get in and out of the kayak, but once I'm in, I love it.  All that weaving makes for lots of upper body strength.

I was hoping to see loons, but this is the time of year they are nesting, and hatching eggs, so we were very quiet, so as not to disturb them.

But I do love herons.

There was evidence of a lively bunch of beavers in residence.

Anybody home???

Seriously, I wouldn't bother them.  They have very sharp teeth.  And they are also having babies right about now.

So paddle along with me, and check it out.
I am loving the quiet.

I know I need to do this more often.  It is incredibly inspiring.

There are plenty of ponds in the Adirondacks.
It's just important that there is access, without carrying your kayak too far.

I appreciate creature comforts, as well as the next person.  But sometimes I wonder if we aren't just a little TOO connected.

What would be wrong with a week or two without all of it.
No cell, no TV, no internet, no NOISE, no problems.

Sounds good to me.

Whenever I am out here, I feel myself reconnecting to some place deep inside me.

A place that centers me, calms me, so that when the wind comes up, and the waters get rough, I am still ok.

If there is one thing I have learned in my life, it's that I have to take care of my own serenity.

OTHERWISE, stuff gets all dammed up.
Not good.