overcast before the hurricane

We keep figuring it will be a weekend bike ride.  Then Friday night rolls around and we wonder if it’s still warm enough to kayak.  Today ended up being a kayak day.  We launched from the end of Ferry road in Piermont, out at the end of the rocky peninsular.  Leaving was eerie.  The sky was overcast and the current and wind made it nearly impossible to see the pilings under the water.  The birds watched us carefully as we wove our way out to open water.

We spent an hour kayaking inside the marshlands, watching birds of all sizes and colors rustling among the cane.  Fall is clearly here; the trees have changed and several Vs of geese passed overhead while we drifted along.  We were pretty lucky:  the sun broke through as we started back and the current pulled us along with barely any work.  Out in the open water we really had to push but it stayed nice all the way to shore.  It never did rain, but the clouds piled up again over the palisades and the storm will certainly be upon us by tomorrow night.  Here’s a picture of the birds enjoying the wreckage of the old pier.  The sunlight makes everything seem warm.

Enjoying the wreckage