Beautiful Morning

I headed out for a paddle early this morning--sad to say, it was my first for the season.  The Deer River Flow (from Cold Brook Road to Red Tavern Road and back, not quite a 5.5 mile round trip) was just about a perfect place to be...

A couple of feathered friends seemed to agree with my assessment.

This wasn't simply a pleasure cruise, however, because I just might have signed myself up for a much longer paddle this coming September...so I've got a little bit of training to do.