By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Treasure.
On an extended paddling trip, quite ordinary things become treasures!
From our Florida paddle in April 2013, our kayak-camping trip to the Hudson River Islands State Park in October 2013, and our Long Island circumnavigation in June-July 2012, respectively.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
 | CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
 | Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on The First Leg! |
 | Marilyn Albright on The First Leg! |
| CurlsnSkirls on The First Leg! |
| Johna Till Johnson on Looks Like They Made It! |
 | Pit on Looks Like They Made It! |
| Johna Till Johnson on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
 | Larry Jensen on More Scenes From the Nort… |
| Johna Till Johnson on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
 | Frank Winters on R2AK: Scenes From the Northern… |
| Johna Till Johnson on Halfway There! |
| CurlsnSkirls on Halfway There! |
| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
Wind Against Current 
Fresh fruit coming out of a pack on such a trip is like pure gold!
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Might have to cut off a few moldy bits, but that somehow becomes unimportant… :-)
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Exactly. Ones standards change after a few days out in the wild. :)
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Treasure indeed!
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:-)
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Of course the treasure holding the treasures is anything but ordinary!
;-)
The view from here (out the window beyond the icicles with the snow pouring down) brings out yet another treasure from your photos: SUNSHINE.
Stay warm! Stay dry! At least till you get to the Everglades again.
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On your first point, that goes without saying ;-)
We are getting sunshine too—but that usually means it’s COLD! But this week I think it might finally be warming up…
Thanks!!
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A wonderful response, and so true!
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And it gets truer the longer the trip! :-)
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They are lovely these pictures of your. What a joy. Johna is lovely too.
On a hike in the mountains lingonberry jam can make the meal the best experience of the year. This is not normal :-)
All the best,
Hanna
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I can see you know what I am talking about :-) Thanks, Hanna!!
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Excellent. Those really do come across as treasures!
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It’s always such a wonderful feeling when we think we are completely out of oranges (apples, dried fruit…) and then find that we have one last one after all… :-)
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Reblogged this on God's Garden.
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Thanks for reblogging!
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Deliciously refreshing.
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:-) Thanks, Colline!
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Treasures indeed!…
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:-) Thanks, Marilyn!!
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I don’t paddle, but do hike, and I can completely relate to this post :)
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:-)
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Now Vladimir: the treasure is quite extraordinary…your darling Johna.
Lovely pictures.
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Well, I think so, of course! :-)
Thanks, Pamela!!
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Perfect treasures for sure!
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Thanks, Mary!!
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so true! ordinary things can be treasures indeed!
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When looked at the right way… :-)
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An orange is kind of a marvel. Or is that just me..? ;)
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Not just you. And, perhaps even more, a banana—so nicely wrapped, yet so easy to peel and eat, with a convenient handle… :-)
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When you’re out hiking and it’s boiling hot. And then you find a creek of water. All the feels; you just found a treasure!
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Exactly! You’ve got the right idea… :-)
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I have been there and totally understand (ok not kayaking… but on wilderness trips)! Treasures indeed…
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So you know all about it! :-)
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