On our morning walk Matey and I came across this bird, which seemed young and was just standing on the edge of the park road.
Then I spotted its parent nearby. We walked by on the other side of the road, I kept Matey on a short leash and neither bird moved. I think it was a fledgling and mother Merlin, Falco columbarius.
We headed out to St. John to play disc golf, but on the way we stopped at the narrows of the St. John River.
It’s a pretty big river, and if you watch this video clip you can see that the current is moving fast. But since this was close to high tide, and not far from the Bay of Fundy, the current is flowing up the river!
The rather interesting disc golf course was in a nearby park.
You would never guess…
from the paths between holes…
that the course was laid out around an athletic complex.
It was fun, but we couldn’t avoid all the mud!
I’ve enjoyed seeing the new growth on the trees.
Spruce…
and fir…
add new growth in an orderly way. But on the drive back I noticed the larches.
They add new growth with abandon and end up looking like they are flinging out their limbs with laughter. I like them the best.
On the Roam Again 
Some very pretty places. How do you find the next ‘hole’ in this disc golf course – are the pathways marked? I’ve seen signs in parks that say “Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but foot prints” You took pictures and I’m guessing you left a few footprints, BUT YOU also TOOK MUD!
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I have an app on my phone that shows a satellite map of most courses and I show up as a blue dot. There was also an arrow on each basket that pointed in the direction of the next tee, but on this course we ended up just following the oaths and the longer ones were marked with black and red tape hanging from branches. As to the mud, we really, really tried not to take it!
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We were following the Paths, not the Oaths.
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I kinda figured that’s what you meant. : ~ )
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I agree with you Jill, Larch is one of my favorite trees. Although I love all trees.
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