I find it precious!
Mama?
*Schmack*
We also got to see a baby nursing, see him there? Isn’t he adorable?!
I wonder if a seal would like Wisconsin?
*Schmack*
Bye!
This stop was not planned, it was purely spur of the moment. Do you allow yourself to get distracted like that?
A sea of flowers holding hands making a colorful carpet.
A blanket of comfort!
So magical and peaceful!
The flowers stuck out their tongues as I caressed them into poses.
(Looking down towards the main the road.)
The Karner blue butterfly is a federally endangered species living in a narrow band from eastern Minnesota to New Hampshire. Wisconsin is home to the largest and most widespread populations. As a larvae (caterpillar), they feed on only one plant wild lupine (Lupinus perennis). Lupine grows in dry sandy soils with full to partial sun. As a butterfly, the Karner blue feeds on just about any wildflower available. The more flowers the better the habitat is.
That's a lotta poo!
My first time seeing a Commorant and I see a whole group!
That's as close as our boat got. :(
After two cold days on boats, we left Bar Harbor for Magic Falls on the Kennebec River. Original plan was to camp two nights there, but the rain convinced us to upgrade to one of their cabins for one night instead. We still got to enjoy a campfire and it only drizzled a little.
The next morning we donned our wetsuits and prepared to get out on the water. All my worry over needing to use the restroom was for naught. There were bathrooms right before we boarded the boats and the trip wasn’t as long as I thought. So it all worked out fine.
Here we are getting ready to get on the water. Btw, Dennis took all of these except the first one - and they were all taken with the point and shoot. We had a class of 8th graders go out with us, teenage girls and rapids - hilarious!
Dennis and I had whitewater rafted one other time - in New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Haden had never been before. But let me tell you, we had class 2 and 3 rapids AND even a class 4! The class 4, Magic Falls, was so awesome!! My butt left the seat and water covered me entirely! When I opened my eyes and saw only water I thought maybe I had fallen out - then my butt landed back on the seat and I knew I was ok.
None of us fell out. So the guide had us tap our oars in celebration!
At one small rapid the guide let anyone out who wanted to swim it. Haden’s the one without the helmet. Thankfully, the lifejackets have handles to help pull the kids back in.
We paused at a waterfall for a photo - the guide snapped these for us.
Our guides were great! Wouldn’t mind going back again - who knows, maybe we can gain some experience so we can go on the Dead River and class 5 rapids. J
An odd find in the woods.
Wonder how it came to be there.
What do you think its story is?
Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)
