Kip’s Comments - October 21, 2026

Watching the Season Change

During my morning paddle today, an outing I thought might include fishing but did not, I watched the season change. Conditions on the water were ideal to “park” in one spot to watch leaves fall to the river and then to photograph some of them.

Autumn Leaf on River - Image 1165664

Autumn Leaf on River - Image 1165679

Autumn Leaves on River Bank - image 1165714

Autumn Leaves and Reflections - Image 1165768

Autumn Maple Leaf on Log in River - Image 1165808

At the same time as autumn leaves were quietly dropping there was crashing in the timber around me. Whitetail does, not yet receptive, were being chased by bucks in the mood for love. I saw quite a few deer, but was able to photograph only this buck that did not seem to know what I was or where his does escaped to. I am sure he found them soon enough after I left that backwater area.

Whitetail Deer in Timber - Image 1166106

As for leaf color… there is some, but most of the leaves are either shades of green or brown and down. When I did find leaves of color I pointed my Nikon at them. Oh… I did not miss fishing. The scenery was pretty enough to keep me occupied.

Following is some of what I enjoyed!

Autumn Orange Maple Tree in Timber - Image 1165957

Autumn Timber Scene - Image 1165965

Autumn Timber Scene - Image 1165995

Canoeing and Tree Reflections - Image 1166027

Canoeing the Wapsipinicon River in Autumn - Image 1166016