Outdoors

I love the outdoors (who doesn't?!), and here where I live in Ontario the fall colours are only just beginning.  But just a little further north of us, the colours are at 100%.  Every year within the last two weeks of September, we plan a weekend camping trip to Algonquin Park to hike the trails.  This year we were treated to amazing colour, and got in two good hikes ... 10 km through the woods!  From the lookout points, the trees just look like a massive brightly coloured quilt!  We forgot our good camera(!!) and the phone just doesn't do it justice, but here you are:




Jack Lake, Algonquin Park




This little lake is always so pretty with the waves gently rippling and the colour (not picked up in the phone!) is a sort of greenish slate colour.  I wish I was there right now.

In my own backyard I took the camera out this morning and snapped a few end-of-summer shots of the flowers early in the morning, still wet with dew:



My miniature rose ... still blooming in October!!




Miniature rose buds ... so cute!!




Weigela a "spring" blooming shrub has fresh new blooms this week!

 


My mother's Redbud, replanted in my garden, now tinged with fall's colour





Fall is my favourite season - no more mosquitoes, crisp temperatures and beautiful colours.  What more could you ask for?  Here's a shot of the lake where we camp taken last year (with a proper camera):




Canisbay Lake, Algonquin Park


Wendy