I gave myself a few hours off from work yesterday morning to go on a kayak trip up the Sassafras River and into Lloyd Creek. It was over-cast, and the clouds were amazing. I spotted two mature Bald Eagles, three immature Bald Eagles, a Green Heron!, three Belted Kingfishers, along with numerous Great Blue Herons, immature Double-crested Cormorants and Laughing Gulls. One gull was very cooperative while I took pictures of it in its fading summer garb. The lotus flower plants are increasing up there, and taking over more of the creek. I spent time simply floating and enjoyed how soothing the quiet was up in the creek.
On the way out of the cut, I encountered a large number of youngsters in canoes led by Chestertown’s mayor and the Vice President of Sultana Educational Foundation, Chris Cerino. It was great to see Chris, the other Sultana staff and the kids enjoying themselves.
I purposely spent the three hours kayaking as a way of getting back in touch with the beauty here on the Sassafras River and the Chesapeake Bay. This kind of thing is always inspiration for my writing, especially as I work on Annie Crow Knoll: Moonrise, the third book in the series.
I hope you enjoy the pictures I took along the way.
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