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<\/a><\/p>\nHigh clear skies, miles and miles of beautiful wilderness, a pure lake with the only sounds being loons and warblers competing for air space…. now THAT is real independence!<\/p>\n
Finally stopped raining long enough up here to get my boat on the water for a few hours, and it was heavenly!\u00a0 At last I feel like it’s a real vacation!\u00a0 I think this duck agreed…<\/p>\n
I spied this great blue heron hiding out in some reeds on a stream near Lake Placid:<\/p>\n And this little frog was happily perched on a lily pad on a pond near Little Tupper Lake…<\/p>\n Driving along the road by Little Tupper Lake I saw this tiny turtle, no bigger than a bar of soap, cautiously sitting on the shoulder of the road waiting to cross:<\/p>\n By the time I was heading back along the road he (or she, who knows with turtles?) was halfway across the road and clearly looking in all directions for danger..<\/p>\n Damselflies, dragonflies and blue needles are everywhere…<\/p>\n On a meadow near Lake Placid, these tree swallows seemed to be having an argument about who would get first dibs on the birdhouse….<\/p>\n Sun’s come out so I’m off to the lake!\u00a0 Stay tuned for more…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n