We were finally able to visit our daughter and her husband after over a year. Tasha is “Farmer Tasha” one of the Co-Founders of Sparrow & Co. , a not-for-profit social enterprise set up in Richmond Hill (https://www.sparrowandco.org). They have had quite a year setting up their “farm”. Lots of issues to deal with but […]
Mallards
We enjoy seeing the mallard ducks each summer. I thought I would put a few of my favourite pictures up from this summer, and some from last summer.
Some Birds from the Summer
We’ve seen a couple of birds we don’t usually see. I wasn’t able to get many pictures of each, so thought I would put each of them on here. This is a juvenile yellow-bellied sapsucker. It is still brownish, and doesn’t have the red that you see on the adult sapsuckers. I’ve seen the adults […]
Hollyhocks
One of our neighbours has a lovely garden of hollyhocks. They bring back a lot of memories, as my husband’s parents had hollyhocks growing near their garage. Alcea rosea or hollyhocks as we know them range between 3 to 8 feet in height. Their blooms are along the stalks, and tend to open from the […]
Dryad’s Saddle Fungus
On our regular walks in the springtime, we look for the fungi growing on this old stump. When we first see them they are firm and very nice looking. I believe they are called Dryad’s Saddle Fungi, according to several websites I looked at. When they grow on trunks, they often look like saddles, but […]
Enjoying the Rain with The Loons
This morning as I was kayaking back to the house, it started to rain. It is quite warm out still, and it was a light rain, so it wasn’t bothering me. Of course, the loons didn’t mind it either.
More Pictures in Restoule Provincial Park
Last week I put some scenery pictures from our time at Restoule Provincial Park. It is a beautiful park. This was an interesting walk – lots of trees to see. We hiked up to the fire tower. It was quite a hike, but was well worth it. We were able to get out on to […]
Scenery in restoule Provincial Park
We had the opportunity to spend a few days in Restoule Provincial Park now that some of the COVID restrictions have been lifted. We enjoyed our time there and spent some time kayaking, biking, hiking, and enjoying our campsite. I thought I would put a collection of some of the scenery in the area. In […]
Hardy Hibiscus
I recently purchased some hardy hibiscus. I’ve always enjoyed the beauty of hibiscus plants and had one where we lived quite awhile ago. It was a tropical hibiscus and needed to be in the house. When we moved to a place where it could not get enough sun, I wasn’t able to keep it any […]
An Accommodating Pair of Loons
I saw a pair of loons today when I was out in the kayak. They were very accommodating, and came up around my kayak several times. They didn’t seem to care that I was there. Loons are probably one of my favourite birds to photograph. God’s handiwork is amazing.