Monday Joanna wanted to go Kayaking. Jerry was up for it. I wasn’t too sure. Our Kayak hadn’t been in the water for a very long time. You could almost see it dehydrating. The weather forecast was for rain morning and afternoon. There were clouds in the sky but nothing threatening. So we loaded up the kayak we had and headed up to Morgan’s at Ft. Ancient.
Joanna and I rented kayaks. The three of us hit the Little Miami River
and we saw…
- a gentle current that moved us along ever so slowly
- tiny whirlpools left behind and created by our paddles
- turtles who would have been sunning themselves on the downed trees, if the sun had been out
- Little snake heads sticking out of the water every now and then
- a mother ducks with her 7 little quackers close behind
- fish trashing around near the shore
- rapids, just enough to keep things interesting and to remind us where we were
- blue herons, one perched in a tree, two others flying up the river over us
- clouds, all unique in their shape and size
- sun/shadows,
- leaves drifting down from the trees, something they must have forgotten to do last fall
- pedals from the tulip poplar trees floating on the water
- a snake feasting on a fish, nature in action
- welcomed cool breezes as the sun came out to keep an eye on us
- river banks lined with roots, rocks and cabins
- an indigo bunting
- a man fishing in his waders
- water dripping from the ends of the paddle and we worked to go with the flow
So if the question ever comes up ‘to kayak or not to kayak’ the answer is always “KAYAK!”
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