1 Dave seems to have a big lens too!
2 Karen starts bundling up as the temps dip
3 Somehow Jim ended up with all the snackage in the stern
4 Mapping out the plan of attack with Jeff Cohen, Dan Nocera, Karen Zabrensky, Jim Hoffman, Maxine, and (not pictured) Bill and Becky Laughlin.
5 Last year we headed South on the river, so this time we changed it up by going North, past the old Air Line Railroad bridge and underneath the Arrigoni bridge…
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7 The Air Line Railroad swing truss bridge seems to be a party location for locals. The bridge still supports the Providence and Worcester Railroad which services…
8 Into the heart of darkness.... or Cromwell, CT.....
9 Box and painted turtles were sunning themselves on every available log and branch
10 Ducks taking flight
11 Ducks everywhere amidst marshes filled with wild rice. We also saw several heron and the best was seeing a bald eagle swooping low over the landscape.
12 Just North of Middletown, we ducked under route 9 and headed up the Mattabesset River, a major tributary off the CT River that all of the ponds and streams…
13 We had beautiful Fall weather as we set out from Riverside Marina in Portland, CT with Jeff Cohen and Dan Nocera on their pontoon party boat.
14 Becky's thinking "My what a big lens you have Billy!"
15 Cuddling up for warmth as the sun gets lower
16 Wheee!!! We're Having Fun!!! - according to Max and Karen
17 Everything seems better after several bottles of Jeff's homemade Cabernet Franc and Zinfandel
18 Time to turn around and head back as the sky starts filling with color
19 The canopy goes down to give us a great view looking back towards Middletown with an awesome sky overhead
20 A farewell shot for a great day!
