Beach on the Ottawa River

 I have the use of a car for the week,

so I drove to the end of the Dunrobin Road,

 to a tiny sandy beach that most of the world ignores.

 There was me, two people who were whale watching

(they said they had seen 11, but I think they were making it up - we are too far inland)

 and sand and shells, mostly fresh water clams,

 driftwood, and a couple of feathers,

 an old fishing lure (which I threw into the bushes away from the sand),

rocks, and more shells.

 I should have brought this snail shell home...

 I did very little to rearrange things,

 preferring the natural look.

 More shells,

 and driftwood.

 I started wondering how long sand stays on a given beach,

 how long before it is washed downstream to the next one...

 I was able to wade in the water,

 although the waves made the water murky

 beyond ankle depth.

 Altogether a wonderful day.

Maple Leaves

Some of the maples have had red leaves this fall, 

while others have had yellow ones.

 No matter which,

 they are a welcome part of the season,

 even after they have fallen.

 I captured some leaves in the playground,

 half buried in the sand

 the children have scattered.

 Others are just lying,

 or catching raindrops.

 

Watery Wednesday

More photos from Lake Ontario.

 Where you have waves in winter, you have icicles.

 A wonderful combination.

 What fascinated me,

 was the sand trapped in the ice.

Watery Wednesday

I love the light on this oak leaf caught at the edge of the water.

 For more watery photos, click the icon to the right.

Geese

I have never seen geese on a roof before, but there were at least three of them, peering ovcr the edge.

And I found goose footprints in some sand. They are easily the size of the palm of my hand!

Ice Crystals

Okay, so these are not the best quality in the world, but I had to record them, as I had never seen them before. Walking along the sandy path, I noticed that the ice crystals were about an inch long, and had formed into these clumps.