The Swift doesn’t disappoint

The Swift River in Belchertown, MA, is one of my go-to places, as much for the variety of yard art along its shores as anything else.

For me it’s best paddled on a hot day, because the Swift comes out the bottom of the very deep Quabbin Reservoir. The water is so cold that it cools the air above it and the other day it even caused droplets of condensation to form on the inside of the hull of my canoe.

The photos from the day are below. Just click on any one of them to be able to scroll through the larger versions. For photos of some of the same art from several years ago and information about the building of the Quabbin Reservoir, go here.

And finally there are these contrasting photos. The sign was purloined years ago from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and transplanted to the Swift. Here it is today, on the left, and as it appeared back in 2013, when I first spotted it.