Kip’s Comments - May 5, 2024
What a Divided Day!
Wow, what a pleasant day! Kristy and I had two of our grandkids and a granddog with us and were we ever busy - paddling in the morning, a hike in the woods in the afternoon. I will divide the day’s images by activities.
Paddling: All four of us spent time on the water looking for turtles and birds. Possibly the most interesting wildlife photos were a series of images of Olympic quality for the sport of turtle diving. Our score for this dive would be quite high considering the shape of the turtle hitting the water!
Painted Turtle Diving Off Log - Image 879156
Painted Turtle Diving Off Log - Image 879157
Painted Turtle Diving Off Log - Image 879158
Painted Turtle Diving Off Log - Image 879159
Following are other images from the paddling time.
Kayaking - Image 878972
Kayaking - Image 878805
Spotted Sandpiper Along Wapsipinicon River - Image 878941
Our hike this afternoon produced no mushrooms, but plenty of fun in the woods with a good amount of photos.
Furrow Bee on Garlic Mustard - Image 879266
Mayapple - Image 879334
Mica Cap Fungi - Image 879413
Miterwort - Image 879472
Nodding Trillium - Image 879511
Nodding Trillium - Image 879547
Wild Blue Phlox - Image 879599
We had such a great day. It was so much fun to see the kids enjoy themselves in many ways. It was a treat to have a brother hike with us too. Life is good!
