Saturday drive to Elgin: Rideau Ferry to Elgin

 We decided to go for a drive in the sunshine, before the snow fell.  Our first spot, the Rideau Ferry bridge, is down to one lane, again. They are repairing it for another year. They don't work weekends, and should be done by July. It was quite quiet! 

We drove through Portland. They have a marina. And they had a fire. There are lots of farms about.

 

Elgin is a sweet town, with a mix of buildings and churches.  It dates back to 1801, and has a population of about 300. Our local towns have a number of walking tours, including Elgin.

The sedimentary rock is obvious along the highway.

This is call the Elgin Unconformity. There is a gap of 500 millions between the overlying Cambrian sandstones, and the underlying Precambrian gneisses, marked by the dark line across the middle↑. It is part of the Frontenac Axis. The geology of the area is well-documented.

A cow in the cold water!

From there my driver suggested we visited Chaffeys Lock. More on that part of our drive later! We backtracked a bit, there are so many lakes. The Rideau Canal is the backbone of many of these towns. 

It's harvest time!

We've been watching, in awe, at the power of nature in the maritimes. It is tragic. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador are a wreck. Wreckhouse Press has some amazing photos of the devastation. The power of Mother Nature is phenomenal. There is so much anxiety and devastation to the infrastructure. It will take weeks to recover from hurricane Fiona. I feel so badly for people there. There is a huge response, however, and crews have come in from other provinces, as well as the US, to help with recoveries. 

 

Here at home we went off to buy some veggies at our local farm. Traveling over the bridge, I see it is coming along. A new sidewalk, as well.

This has upset a lot of folks, but the work has to be done. 

This is the Autumn harvest! Shannon and family are so creative. 

I brought my loot home.

We had an overnight visitation. My gourds, in Peter's wheelbarrow, were scattered. The little scarecrow mercilessly flattened! 

My little mealworms, meant for the froggies, were eaten. Not only that, but the oatmeal and flour mixture was eaten as well! I haven't heard the frog again, I'm thinking maybe he was singing in the bathroom window outdoors, not in. We shall see.

You can't blame them. They are hungry and know they have to fatten up for winter.

The leaves and the trees are turning.

All those lovely yellow flowers, coreopsis, have gone to seed. I've pulled them out to tidy up.

 

The bees are getting a bit lethargic. 

The caterpillars are still on the fuschia. 

My rose bush is coming through. The first photo was on Sept. 21st and then Sept. 24th! 

The Canna Lily is still on fire!

 I'm carefully deciding when to bring in the fishies. This is the forecast for two weeks from now. I'll have to fill the aquarium about 3 days before the day. This warms up the water, and gives me time to see if all the equipment is working. 

This is for Oct. 2nd => Oct. 8th. It looks promising! (Famous last words!) There are days I've been frozen trying to net the fishies.