A peaceful morning paddle

 For whatever reason, I was just exhausted on Wednesday.  Managed a couple of loads of laundry, and that's it.  Wednesday afternoon, kid sis waved off the weekly walk, needing some decompression time herself.  I was just as glad, as I had worked out the differences with the kayak rental place, and had a boat reserved for Thursday morning at 9.

Thursday morning, the forecast was saying the 9 a.m. hour had a 30% chance of rain, but the sun was out and bright with just a hint of clouds in the West.  So I went down to the glossy, calm lake and had a lovely solo paddle.

As usual, I parked on the other side of the lake, and walked over to the launch point, then paddled around the corner to see what I could see.  This early in the season, the algae hasn't taken over our little lake yet, but with the drought conditions the water level is low.  And at 9 a.m. and about 70℉ with just enough breeze to feel cool on the water, it was very pleasant.

I set the RunKeeper to "other" and mapped the whole activity as one, rather than trying to break it up into walk and "row".  I actually got a decent map out of it by doing so.

I tried taking a few photos, but was having "technical difficulties" with the waterproof case on the phone, so they are fuzzy.  Several folks were fishing from the shore so I was being careful to avoid tangling their lines.  One pair of kayakers were fishing from their craft.  In the end, I was generally just enjoying the paddle.

The best photo, in terms of clarity, was the lake from my parking spot, framed by the spring foliage.

Geese and ducks were bobbing about.

Gal and her canine companion.  They could have taught Carl a thing or two about riding on a kayak!

This one of the pedestrian bridge I walk over between the parking lot and the launch point was taken from a distance out on the lake.  It was about my turn around point, as I was starting to notice the precursors to blisters on my right thumb.  Early paddles in the season lead to this if I'm not careful, so I came in at about 45 minutes.  

What a peaceful start to my day!  I'll have some luncheon, and this afternoon head over for "kitty medication routine training" as starting Monday I'll be in charge of the morning shift at my sister's place.  

Life is indeed good.  Spark on!