Summer time

 Our strange journey through this year continues and what a weird time it is. I feel I have been in the back yard and that is about it. But I have visited the small towns about us and looking back over the month I realise I have actually been doing something!

Hope you enjoy this look at Southern Ontario in the summer time

 

This really could be anywhere in Southern Ontario but this shows all that we see as we leave our city, the farmers fields, the farm silos in the background and the sky, stretching out. 

On a little forest walk and I spied this mushroom, just hanging out

It could be a Manx Glen

Little outings and backyard lights are a tonic

For some reason there are a lot of classic cars about here. Someone told me it was because of the long winters and something to do in the garage! Whatever the reason, old truck is a favorite of mine. I also know that this one goes, as I saw someone driving it the other day

I'm calling this soft yellow

How about this for the perfect lilly 

I love seeing these in the fields, this could be any agricultural field, Ireland, Cambridge the Isle of Man. The same view for summer, I find it rather comforting

Classic shot as we whizz by, I almost missed it, the lines and all the shades of green! I also like how the barn roof is a dusty red and low. Just great colours and the bonus of the fact it is a speed shot, the wing mirror got in the picture on the left! (in case you missed it)

I could literally have a thousand farm pictures and this one they have patched that roof! But what about the scraggly tree! I like seeing the sweep of the land and the way the barn is tucked into the land. What about that blue sky, just amazing

Arriving at Southampton and the boats that work on Lake Huron. 

The name of this one caught my eye. But for now he isn't sailing, might need some work doing

The beach here is quite pebbly and I think that is a piece of flint! I can sit for hours on this beach and look out at the lake

This was full of frogs! Of course, the lake is fresh water. Amazing

On the way home we find the perfect swiss roll. It was lucky for us he turned a corner

Everything is blooming

These are the trees where the flower resides

This is Ayre a very small town near to us. Like every Ontario town both big and small huge works going on digging up the center. Summer is the time for capital projects!This pond was made by damming the river and you can see it was forest area, in the far left corner are the remnants of trees stumps. They dammed it to make a mill stream and had a working mill here

Some lovely looking ferns

This is the run off from the pond and it runs into another holding pond further down

Ducks have settled in the mid day heat and the clouds are perfectly reflected

We had just returned from the first haircut in 4 months. Isaac looking right at me!

Miss Bella decided that she needed to be in the shot

And this is hair dressing protocol and I am about to leave the salon!

Elora and the tooth and rushing water!

Ok right this is Archi and he thinks he's an otter!

Looks like this thistle had a weird trim

So many love hearts about. It is cheery

On my way to the Gallery, some geese decided that they had the right of way! They were making their way to the water, not a time to argue. They are a marvel to watch, they are so organised

Can you tell I crave water! This is Stratford

And in Stratford they have some outside eating going on but I have never seen a half umbrella!? But bunting is festive, even if this is the backside parking!!! 

These willows are lovely and shady. So nice to be by the river

In Elora one day I saw this bike! What a laugh

This funeral home really had a great name! I was laughing out loud in the street on that one. Got a few funny looks, lady in face mask laughing....yup weird 

There is something rather lovely about the buildings in Elora 

My walk and companion

Hard working bee in the front garden

Talk about facing the sun 

This daisy is also making the most

And so is Bella, found her in her toy basket, I would say it looks uncomfortable and I think she is saying otherwise.....

These dinner plate flowers (Giant Hibiscus) are wonderful

We inherited these with the house and they are fantastic. I now wait for their arrival with eager anticipation and this year they bloomed wonderfully

My birdbath perfect reflection pool

Wonky picture but the doors are wonderful, this is Fergus. Just spied the clouds reflected in the glass of the transom, pretty cool

Great door knocker!

Looks like a face on the mail box, just love it

The tin ceiling thing here is amazing, I have never really rated them but now I actively spy them out and I believe that other people do that too! They are totally wonderful and the workmanship quite something. This is a great example

Fergus has quite a few interesting buildings and the architecture seems very solid, it's Elora's neighbor. Elora has elaborate and delicate buildings and well Fergus is just robust.  We were looking at the top floor and the tile pattern, so much detail. I had liked Elora best but Fergus was looking pretty good the day I was there

Of course the river isn't exactly the colour you would expect but that is from the run off and seemingly quite normal?

Standing outside waiting to go into my favorite food shop and these balconies caught my eye, as did the clouds forming....it was quite a wait

First acorn

Even weeds are looking nice these days. This really is a bit of a meander blog, but then that's summer. Sort of lazy really but so colourful and as we know the reverse of this, well got to drink it all in