Category: River

  • Painted turtle

  • River grass

    The varieties of river grass look different, depending on light, currents, the water levels and the seasons. The past few years I haven’t tired of watching the grass.

  • Painted turtle

    This turtle, at least I think it’s this turtle, spent summer afternoons lying in the water floating on the river.

  • Snapper

    Getting a good look from a snapping turtle in the river. Painted turtles were not as plentiful this summer. Last year there were at least a dozen on an island near the river bank which disappeared this year.

  • Old factory wall

    The ruins of an old factory on the mill river, still visible. The area also had a fish ladder which was very active for decades.

  • American burnweed

    A plant noticed going to seed near a river. I read it is considered a pioneer species, thriving at sites where fires or other disturbances have occurred. An impressive American weed.

  • Fisheye

    Getting stared down by a fish was amusing and an opportunity for a video. It’s times like this when I notice how patient I’ve become.

  • Riverside

    A beautiful time beside the mill river is when all the plants turn to seed. Even the weeds and scrub are handsome. During the summer the flowers and moisturizer sustained bees and butterflies.

  • Muskrat

  • Snapper