A DAY ON THE DUCK

I picked Benjamin up yesterday about 8 a.m. and as we drove by the Canoe Rental place I noticed no cars were there.     Ted agreed it was a good day to go get a canoe and take that boy down the Duck River.

About 9:40 we boarded a canoe and took off.   The day promised to be warm but the sky was so blue and clear.  It was beautiful on the river and even Benjamin commented on how beautiful the ride was.

We found a few sand bars to stop at and after Benjamin helped me out of the canoe we could stand up and stretch a bit. 

 About three fourths of the way down the river we had a blue heron play with us.   I LOVE these birds.  They are so majestic and beautiful.   This one would wait until we were just about to her, then fly far enough away I couldn't get a picture.   We'd see her set down and when we got just about close enough again she'd take off.   I have never seen one do this before.

You have to really look, but she's here flying toward us at one point because we did see two noisey fishermen.   They didn't stick around long but scared her I think and she figured we were the safest of the two intruders into her serene world.

We were all tired, especially our navigator, but it was a GREAT DAY on the Duck.

Below is a link if you'd like to know about it.

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/27/tennessee-duck-river-in-national-geographic/