I need to add some form of exercise to my daily routine, every day now, if I am going to shake off the unwanted pudge that accumulated while I was laid up with various injuries. As I have nearly ruined my desire to bike by making it into exercise, I don't want to mess up paddling as well.
When you look over the first set of photos and then the second notice the amazing green that has crept into every living plant.
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| Once again we found crew teams on the reservoir but this time we were turning around right as we came upon them. April 12, 2013 |
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| Red eared sliders aren't native this far north but they've adjusted very well to our Mid-Atlantic ecosystem. This fellow was about a foot across. |
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| Great Blue Heron, looking a bit hungry and cold. |
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| Kat as we floated back at the boat ramp. |
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| Canadian Geese at the boat ramp, which can be bossy, probably looking for a handout. |
Our second excursion in the same locale, only a week later but much earlier in the day, was run under the threat of thunderstorms. While it did spritz on us a couple of times it didn't hold us back. Instead we just paddled all the quicker. We managed to cover 8.5 miles in just two hours. Not a bad speed.
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| The greening of northern Virginia as demonstrated in the contrast between the above set of photos and these. Shot April 19, 2013. |
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| Ominous skies held off storming until we were on our way home. |
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| Three double crested cormorants right before take off. |
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