Narrows Locks – adventure part 2

[We had an adventure! Part 1]

Down to the narrows and we made it. This is where there is a bridge and the narrow part of Big Rideau Lake.


Off in the distance, a couple of fishing huts.


The cottages are fairly quiet, although more people are retiring to the lakefront.


Aha! Beauty! It wasn't as cold as it looked. The sun is warming.


From the Trumpeter Swan Society:

There are three species of swans in North America. The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) and Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), sometimes known as the Whistling Swan, are native to North America. The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a Eurasian species that has been introduced and now breeds in the wild in some areas. All three are very large all-white birds.

Trumpeter swans

Trumpeter swans have black bills, and tundra swans usually have yellow markings by their beak. Mute swans have orange beaks and a nobby thing on its head.


Narrows Lock, where we spotted the swans, we turned around and headed back to Newboro for lunch, after I suggested we just eat there! More on that tomorrow. Newboro is a lovely town.

Daytrip March 26th – part 2

Monday, March 26th

It was going to be a lovely day.  Photo series 1: Athens, Front of Yonge Township.

In this post:
Mallorytown, Rockport.
I chose some of these photos, mostly drive-bys, as I might want to sketch some.

(Ganonoque, is post 3.)

Here we were at Mallorytown.

Some Easter decor.


We drove under Highway 401, not along it!

Rockport

We took a drive around Rockport. We've been here in summer. The place was closed as we are here before the season begins. The black line, on the lower corner of the map, is the border between Canada and the USA.

It's a lovely little spot, bursting at the seams in summer with tourists, including bus tours, which stop. Both restaurants were closed, however!

I'm trying to imagine what happened to this house.

There was ice fishing nearby. It's quite a popular winter sport.


Here is the same region in summer! In the meantime, we anxiously await SPRING!





Ice fishing from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Narrows Lock to Newboro #2

Sat., March 10th's drive 'twas a whim. We went from Narrows Lock (the green pin) to Newboro. We popped into the store there, and carried on.
It's pretty dreary, but that is our reality right now. Happily, my amaryllis blooms!

First, past the winery and the grape vines waiting for the spring.


What do you think? Cars on the side of the road.
Ice fishing! These are drive-by shooting photos. Not bad!


The wetlands lie dormant.


The rivers are beginning to thaw. So is the roof snow!