Welland Canal Brucetrail

we walked beside the 3rd Welland Canal

1887-1931

the old locks are now rapids

making room for a subdivision

the trees are shredded 

our group

on the way to the fourth Welland Canal

crossing over the bridge

no big boats to see today

Spring flowers

lunch time and it's warm

another old canal, I believe the second canal

from 1848

walking beside it

and crossing it

Brucetrail Thorold

We met up with Moria

she even brought muffins still warm from the oven

she was our trail angel

after a hug we went off to hike

first passed the golf course

mostly dry mud

we met with trail maintenance 

the weather was so nice we even saw a few snakes

 

If Perth Minto

we are back in person

enjoy a day out

lots of singing, and hearing speakers

Ann Voskamp came by and said a blessing before lunch

we shared a packed lunch

more singing / speaking

a full day

 

Spring

 

the willow looks so pretty

still ice, but it's disappearing slowly

Groceries

 

the grocery store is open until 9pm

but at 8.15 it doesn't look like there is much

better shop in the daytime

Spring jobs

 

we put the snowblower away

still ice in the pond so the dock is not going in yet

shuffle of machines in the Quonset

we also cleaned the filter in our septic tank

we found out when the drains didn't work

that we had a filter that should be cleaned

occasionally

pet lambs

 

bottle fed lambs are so easy to pet

Pancakes

 

5 in the gator, 3 walking

to Royalmar

for pancakes

and a wagon ride

only 1 wagon this year

it's fun

people came from far away

but had local connections

horses can make sharp corners

after the winter

 

lots of wind, the mulch blew away

kind of sad

some kind of animal made tracks in the grass

the vegetable garden is appearing 

Caledon Hills club brucetrail

 

after the big hills

we crossed a style

and the airport road

into a much gentler area

they change the trail a bit in the winter

becouse of all the cross country shie trails

we stopped for lunch, sat on some rocks

such a beautiful day

lots of lines

but sap was not yet running

sugar shack 

and a gazebo

last stretch 

parking lot entrance was getting muddy

this parking lot is on Hockley Valley road