Damselflies in flight

On the lake. Four days in a row. Sitting in the Maas “aero”. I shot this just out of curiosity; the phone camera produced a surprisingly sharp image. They are probably American Bluets, genus Enallagma; see the link for five years ago, below.

With four lake rows in four days, I might be ready to test-row my friend’s 26-footer. But weather and his travel plans prevented it.

Looking back
1 year ago: “Flapjacks” (plant)
2 years ago: “Travel-day hiccup”
3 years ago: No post
4 years ago: “Ever watchful [Filler]”
5 years ago: “Like I said, they land anywhere & everywhere!”
6 years ago: “Altar and lectern, St. Francis Xavier Church”
7 years ago: “Wild turkeys”
8 years ago: “Golden Queen”
9 years ago: “Gear down. Request clearance to land.”
10 years ago: “Flowers inside flowers?”

Today’s sculling numbers
N dock > 2nd island: 6,266.4m > 36:18.1 (2:53.8/500m); 21½ spm; 730s; 1 CLAM
2nd island > N dock: 6,768.0m > 37:01.8 (2:44.1/500m); 21½ spm; 787s; 0 CLAMs
Return to dock: 105.7m > 01:32.5 (7:17.6); 20½ spm; 20s; 0 CLAMs

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17th June 2021 17th Jun 21