Dad Kayaking

 My dad sent me this photos that he took from the kayak recently.  I love how he's still out there in the snow and ice.  Island dads are like that!  Of course, that's when you see some of the most interesting things in creation--birds and muskrats that are a little less skittish because they're conserving energy, lower lighting an long shadows as the solstice approaches, intricate ice formations that border land and water... The river pictured is called the Stillwater, for obvious reasons.  This is where I grew up--beautiful Orono.  To the right in the above pic is the mainland, to the right below is the island that we lived on.  We lived a block from the river, so we were always wheeling boats down to a little grassy put-in spot to row or paddle... or we'd go swimming... or just sit and watch the still water.

Thanks for the shots Dad!  Maybe there'll still be some open water to paddle in together when I come home for Christmas!