Colouring Our World

Algonquin Park

 I'm a bit behind posting to the blog this week. That's because, mostly, I've been walking about with my jaw dropped open at the phenomenal display of autumn colours. 


You don't have to go into Algonquin Park -- although it reached it's colour peak for the red maples last weekend, and was completely jam packed with people who were flocking north to see this kind of colour (thank you to the Friends of Algonquin Park for the images we borrowed.



our Bondi back field,
on the Frisbee golf course

We certainly couldn't get any better pictures than you took!)    The colour here is about a week behind the Park, so there are still trees donning their most vibrant reds and oranges.  The golds and yellows are starting to show up as well.


These photos show why so many people beat a path to the door at this time of year.  Here's a small sampling, some of mine, several from Algonquin Park.

along Highway 60 -- no need to even get out of the car

If you've never come to see the colour, you really need to fix that missing element.   So much beauty is good for the soul.


another view from the highway.  Breath-taking!

get up early, hike Mizzy Lake -- you might get to see something
as fabulous as this

or get up early and take your coffee to the Main Dock
at Bondi... 

Dwight Beach provides a lovely backdrop for a picnic

walking through our fields

Flocking Together, Flying Alone

 What great photos we found this week from the Friends of Algonquin Park!


This gathering of common loons signifies the turn of the season. They are getting into their winter plumage, and preparing for the flight south.  The adults will leave this month.  Juvenile loons will hang about the lakes probably until into November before they set off.  There's still some time to hear them calling across the blue waters!

But how about THIS for a photo???  This bald eagle was captured on film at Lake Opeongo, Sept. 24th. That's what is left of a ruffed grouse in his talons.  The bald eagles have been slowly returning to the Park over the past several years -- and we see them here from time to time, which is always a real treat for our guests.  Last winter, we had five of them settle on a deer the wolf pack killed on the bay.  But nothing we've ever photographed in the Bald Eagle dept. comes close to this!