Saturday we traveled up to Talbotville to make a stop at Picard Peanuts. We then ventured on to Pinafore Park in St. Thomas. They have some amazing gardens and I was able to get a few photos of them as well as a pheasant. After leaving the park we headed to Port Stanley for a tour of the town. The water was very rough and there we lots of people out trying there luck at surfing. Not something I would want to be doing considering the waves and undertow. We then traveled through Port Bruce on our trip back to Port Burwell. After a bit of relaxation we enjoyed a delicious dinner which included squash baked on the bbq. It is the best way to enjoy squash. After dinner we headed down to the beach for sunset and spent the rest of the night at our campsite taking in the warmth and glow of the fire.
Sunday we had a relaxing morning and after packing up we headed down to the beach on a search for Monarch butterflies. We were able to see a few of them as they are migrating south for the winter. I was also able to capture a few pictures of the big dragonflies that very rarely land. Lucky for me there were quite a number of them as they are also making there way south. I waited patiently and was rewarded with one landing for a few minutes. The water was still very rough so we were not able to enjoy any time wading into it. By about 3:30 the dark clouds started to roll in so we decided it was time to head home. We passed through a bit of rain on our way home and it was raining when we were unpacking but we had a great sunny weekend away.
This butterfly greeted us at the filling station
Feather with water drops in the evening sun
Early sunset from behind the beach grass
There were lots of deer prints on the beach
Sunset from the boardwalk
Memories from Pinafore Park
Sunflowers in the garden
Pheasant in his coat of many colours
What an interesting face
Pretty in red
Yellow jacket doing its work
Birds head in the tree bark
Still lots of blooms to come
A little boy with his arm up on the bark
This reminds me of dog and a mouse
with a dress and hat from a cartoon
Waves crashing on the pier in Port Stanley
A beautiful day with rough waters
Milkweed releasing it seed pods
Large mushroom with oak leaves
Seagull doing the two step at the beach
Rough waters Sunday at the park
Carolina Saddlebags Dragonfly
Quite amazing to see close up
Monarch's on the move to southern warmth
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