Today we went kayaking at Thousand Acre Swamp in New Marlborough, MA. In 1962 this swamp was turned into a 133 acre lake by the building a flood control dam.
Our new car passed the kayak carrying test with flying colors. The new racks worked well, were easy to use and kept the kayaks very secure.
Thousand Acre is a fun little lake to paddle around with lots of pond lillies,
Nymphs (what is left after a dragonfly emerges),
Geese families - aren't those little guys cute?
Beautiful wild flowers,
And tons of dragonflies. I wonder if they can swim. I ended up "rescuing" two of them from the water where they were really floundering, wings flapping. This guy was one of them.
The weather was absolutely perfect, warm but not humid with a little breeze. Great day!
P.S. It's amazing how the weather changes things. The first time we went here in 2004 I saw this little wooden (looked like hand-made) boat up against the shore. Each year it gets a little more beaten up. This year I almost couldn't find it. It is becoming part of the landscape!
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