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Signs of Spring

What are the signs of spring’s arrival around a paddler’s house?  A life jacket over the porch rails? A dry suit draped inside-out over a clothesline and surrounded by a tow rope spider web?  3 kayaks upside down in the lawn?  Around here every guest is greeted by a jungle of water shoes on the steps. Nice.

Name That Green

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Can you name this plant?

You would’nt think it but even our little mountains are high enough to have snow stick on the very tops and yet everywhere else it’s rain.

Out hiking the last week or so I’ve noticed the early spring plants are starting to push up through the thick leaves covering the forest floor. Even a couple trees are starting to put out their leaves as we march toward May.  So today lets see if you ever get off the water. Can you name these early spring risers? Call the image above No. 1. Continue reading





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