thank you Hattie ...

This was great and I was also singing Tina Turner's Proud Mary as I looked at this..:)
rated with hugs

Very cool! xox

The title of your post led me to think I'd find a poem; instead I found poetry in motion. Beautiful photos, Chuck.

♥R

How cool this is. I see some even came in costume (and fell over in costume). So why didn't you join in?

Chuck, what fun to live on a river that is host to a wonderful event like this! Thanks for documenting and presenting it here!

I love a slow stroll on the C&O railroad. Thanks.
I know you were formerly `Mean Mr. Mustards.
You'd Love Sarah's Homemade Ketchup - I bets.

There is also a homemade CHOW CHOW Dish.
It's celery, onions, scallions. beans, and vinegar.
Buy at a Amish Store in Newburg, PA. Bewares.
Lawyers and Banker CEO's arrest hillbillies tho.
Here?
There are creeks and a 68- Acre Lake. Daydream.
Eat CHOW!
Walk the River. Yes! Better yet, go drift in canoe.

A towpath trail slithers along the Potomac River.
I love ripples and shiny water sparkling bubbles.
Water sounds cleanse the Soul. Nature soothes.
Water sounds clear beeswax from the eardrums.
Fun...

I love those trees that stretch their tendrils
so elegantly over the water,
not embarrassed by their
comical deformity...

Who won the damn race?
A fellow silk-towner, i sure hope!

Love this... great capture Chuck!

I know one kayaker who is going to be envious! Yes, you are enjoying the photography, it's quite evident!

You could set up a concession stand and sell cold drinks, snacks and dry towels.

I said oops once, I oggled once and I laffed twice. Good post.

You have really got to love it to risk that tumble. Very cool pics.r

Hi Chuck, I was one of those enjoying the river...do you happen to have any pictures with a Red Great Canadian Canoe? (Identifiable by its Canadian Maple leaf decals) My partner and I were both wearing red helmets, and sunglasses. It was a great ride!

I'll bet they really felt appreciated!

so many canoes, so many kayaks; oh the colors. thanks to all for stopping by. it was a cool sunday.

Leepin has a good idea - nice country that takes out so much time to play, loved the peak into your life

Big Lumpy? Hah, great name for a canoe. Next year, I want to see pictures of you paddling.

Nice photos Chuck, kayaking is a favorite of mine, can't wait to get mine out. Thanks for this

Well, Chuck, I know you won, just go ahead and say it. Cool pics, my friend. R

I'm glad you had your camera ready. And thank-you for sharing the pictures with us. R

Wow, enjoyed this post, Chuck! Thanks for sharing! ;)

I loved these. Your photos made me think of our Brandywine river here in Pennsylvania. I hope that yopu are well. Great photos.

These are nice pictures. I love to go down the river on warm summer days in a canoe.

How wonderful! I live on the Napa River, which is for the most part, due to bad land management practices, impassable (except during floods). Loved this.

"rekindled my soul."

I know what you mean about rivers...there is something so powerful about them...moving changing, winding, bending...has a long history before it....goes onto a grand place somewhere down the line...but what is right in front of you is the place to be...rivers teach me a lot