COLD DARK ROOM

Toddrickfl1

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G’day all and Happy Sunday..

Cute pix of Hedge Hogs, wish we had them here. I did see a little cottontail rabbit out in our back garden yesterdsy and again this morning. Luckily our veggie plants are up in taller planters so no evidence of nibbling.

Today, off to the Potomac River in Virginia. Our paddle plan has us headed upstream on the Maryland side crossing the Potomac to Mount Vernon on the Virginia. From there we'll head back downstream to Dogues Creek where we'll head upstream to our lunch stop at the George Washington Distillery.

Pix to follow. Enjoy the day.
Do you do Rapids, or just lazy rivers?
 

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Do you do Rapids, or just lazy rivers?

A mix of rivers that feed the Chesapeake Bay...and those tidal areas. Plenty of 2-3 foot white water waves on the Chesapeake Bay. We all have 17 ft ocean-going kayaks, two or more bulk heads, etc.

My last two outings/pix have been on a large reservoir where we can focus on speed, endurance, strokes, etc.
 

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G’day all and Happy Sunday..

Cute pix of Hedge Hogs, wish we had them here. I did see a little cottontail rabbit out in our back garden yesterdsy and again this morning. Luckily our veggie plants are up in taller planters so no evidence of nibbling.

Today, off to the Potomac River in Virginia. Our paddle plan has us headed upstream on the Maryland side crossing the Potomac to Mount Vernon on the Virginia. From there we'll head back downstream to Dogues Creek where we'll head upstream to our lunch stop at the George Washington Distillery.

Pix to follow. Enjoy the day.
Sounds wonderful hope you have a good day too!
 

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A mix of rivers that feed the Chesapeake Bay...and those tidal areas. Plenty of 2-3 foot white water waves on the Chesapeake Bay. We all have 17 ft ocean-going kayaks, two or more bulk heads, etc.

My last two outings/pix have been on a large reservoir where we can focus on speed, endurance, strokes, etc.
I went kayaking one time. My friend, the one you see in the pic from yesterday took me down class 4 rapids and I went in. Needless to say I won't be doing that again.
 

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I went kayaking one time. My friend, the one you see in the pic from yesterday took me down class 4 rapids and I went in. Needless to say I won't be doing that again.
I remember being on a school camping trip in a double kayak with my friend and we had to go down some very small rapids (don't know if they even qualified as rapids). We ended up perched on the dry land of a tiny island in the middle of the river still sat in the kayak. :D
Couldn't move for laughing!
 

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I remember being on a school camping trip in a double kayak with my friend and we had to go down some very small rapids (don't know if they even qualified as rapids). We ended up perched on the dry land of a tiny island in the middle of the river still sat in the kayak. :D
Couldn't move for laughing!
There was no laughing with me. I actually have it on video from a GoPro my friend was wearing. You can literally see the look of death on my face when I surfaced, and to top it off the water was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit!
 

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There was no laughing with me. I actually have it on video from a GoPro my friend was wearing. You can literally see the look of death on my face when I surfaced, and to top it off the water was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit!
Don't think I'd have laughed in those circumstances either......scary and very cold!!!
 

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Time for me to take Fudge for our walk, will be looking for some tasty dandies and plantains too.
I keep trying even though Lola is a still ignoring them. Even when I cut them up and mix them in - if he eats one he will push it back out if he can.
What a pest he is!!
 

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Oh dear. Your neighbours truly are the neighbours from hell :(

As for daytime hedgehogs, I read up on that. Basically they shouldn’t be out by day. However, they’re not out in the open and, at this time of year, nesting can be a reason for them to be out. I am pretty sure we have both on the camera trap daytime photos, so maybe we have male and female? (She says with crossed fingers)
Well if we will see cute little guys like in Todd's pic. Then I am crossing my fingers as well.
 

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G’day all and Happy Sunday..

Cute pix of Hedge Hogs, wish we had them here. I did see a little cottontail rabbit out in our back garden yesterdsy and again this morning. Luckily our veggie plants are up in taller planters so no evidence of nibbling.

Today, off to the Potomac River in Virginia. Our paddle plan has us headed upstream on the Maryland side crossing the Potomac to Mount Vernon on the Virginia. From there we'll head back downstream to Dogues Creek where we'll head upstream to our lunch stop at the George Washington Distillery.

Pix to follow. Enjoy the day.
Sounds like some good postcards coming our way.
 
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