It is so full of snow and slush in the bush we went for a walk on the old rail bed. It's a skidoo trail in the winter and an ATV trail in the summer, this time of year it's too foul for anyone. But that's good for us.

Bridge over the Madawaska River

DFA 28-105




Along the Madwaska The last of the ice broke up and left as we walked on the trail. There when we went, gone when we came back.

Canada Geese


The highlight of the day, Buffleheads. We aren't sure we've ever seen them before. The great thing about photography. You don't have to know what they are to take their picture. You can look it up later.









Surprisingly, we have moths.
DA*200 with 1.7x TC

[jpzk]

Some great shots here, Norm!
Beautiful country.
You had me fooled with the "Madawaska" river !! ... It so happens that there is another Madawaska River near here, flowing from Lac Témiscouata (Québec) eastward toward the St John River in New Brunswick.

[Heinrich Lohmann]

Looks like you guys had a nice walk and the moth was a bonus. Very nice series, including the ducks from Tess. How is the hip?

[normhead]

Some great shots here, Norm!
Beautiful country.
You had me fooled with the "Madawaska" river !! ... It so happens that there is another Madawaska River near here, flowing from Lac Témiscouata (Québec) eastward toward the St John River in New Brunswick.

Does anyone know there know what Madawaska means? There is no definitive answer for ours.

Looks like you guys had a nice walk and the moth was a bonus. Very nice series, including the ducks from Tess. How is the hip?

Thanks Heinrich, I did 9.85 km on the elliptical trainer the other day in 55 minutes burning 845 calories, I've done 8 km on snow shoes. Things are looking up. It's still definitely rehab, but I bet I'm 85%. But still a lot of soreness after a good workout.