EARLY yesterday we took the kayaks out for the last time of the season. The day before the weather was quite warm but over night it had gotten cool, about 50 degrees. I dressed in my new birthday jacket, which matches my kayak, gloves and ear muffs. It was quite steamy also. As the sun heated the water, mist rose from the water. We cleared a path through the mist as we paddled and it floated back behind us, to create an strange feeling. Nothing was moving for quite a while besides us.
Sleepy heads. Even after the sun started to break through, the swans remained curled in sleep.
Unhappily, we did disturb several herons, ducks and geese.
Even as we were preparing to leave about 2 hours later, it was still steamy, but fall color was visible in the leaves.
By afternoon the kayaks were stored in the crawlspace in the basement. No more quiet boat rides until spring. I'm not ready for winter.
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