We managed to squeeze in two canoeing trips this past weekend. It's pretty easy since this above scene is literally five blocks from our house. The weather was overcast and threatening to rain, but didn't actually do so. Mobi took the helm and helped navigate. She's not a good swimmer yet, because she doesn't really like getting wet. So, the first trip out, when she jumps into the water chasing a bug, she disappears under the surface. I freak out, shouting "Mobi!" while she reappears paddling like mad with her round eyes even bigger than usual and practically hyperventilating. Juan grabs her by the puppy scruff on her neck and pulls her back into the canoe. She hasn't attempted to bail ship since.
The river is nice- we go into a backwater area where the water is too shallow for the motor boats to go, so it's fairly quiet (except for the occasional motor and train whistle in the distance).
So far, we've seen turtles sunning themselves on rocks; two raccoons; many blue herons and white cranes; a bald eagle; some other sort of bird of prey (a hawk?); Canadian geese; and a muskrat. We bring a picnic basket with food and wine, a couple of folding chairs, and find a somewhat sunny spot to rest for awhile and read.
2 comments:
what a slick canoe :-)
that pic of Mobi cracks me up...we took Rudy hiking over the weekend and she leaped into the Presumpscot River and started swimming after a leaf. She swam for ages and then the current started taking her...I was screaming/practically crying and Steve was laughing...i guess her doggie instinct kicked in and she swam sideways to shore instead of against the current. She jumped right back in again after she got out, though, after a butterfly--guess she doesn't learn.
Your dog is so cute! Moby sure looks like she was having a blast.
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