Torrance Barrens and Coopers Falls

 They said it would rain today,

So we said let's drive away from the rain,

And go hiking in the Muskoka region.

We drove to Hardy Lake only to find more than 30 cars in the parking lot and road

And a crowd of tourists.

(The last time we came here was 17 years ago, in 2009)

Then, ours was 1 of maybe 5 cars in the parking lot 😊

So today we decided not to hike Hardy Lake,

And we continued driving, till we came to Torrance Barrens.

 

 Torrance Barrens is a conservation area and dark-sky preserve in Muskoka 

Best part is, there are only two cars here in the parking lot! 

So less people right now 😊

We plan to come here again some night to see the stars!

 

 

 

This is one of the best marked trails in Ontario.

The yellow markers on the trees, and the blue line on the rocks. 

Then we drove to Cooper's Falls Trail

And hiked a bit there 

 

 

 

12,386 steps for today!

Moon over Mississauga

**Updated 29th September

Took these photos and video now

 

 

 

 

 

 The moon has been looking great these past few days! 

Here are a few photos i took 

 Zoom in to see the craters!

My goal is to take a photo/video of Saturn!

Here are some moon photos from previous years
 

Listening to Gordon Lightfoot and Painting Storm Clouds over Lake Ontario, Canada

 

 

It's been a while since I did a painting.

Been working on other leather and metal craft projects

It's a gloomy rainy day,

And this is a view of Lake Ontario in Canada 

                        The name Ontario is derived from the Iroquoian word Kaniatarí:io or Oniatarí:io 

Meaning "lake of shining waters" or "beautiful lake"

Lake Ontario has existed for more than 11,000 years! 

And it surely is a beautiful Lake!
 

Storm Clouds over Lake Ontario, Canada

 

16" x 20" oil painting on canvas 

Roll On - J.J. Cale 🎸

"If the sun don't shine this evening
And the rain is falling down
Don't grieve just 'cause it's cloudier
C'mon down to the corner
We're having a party there ..."

Roll On - J.J. Cale 

 

Watching the Hummingbird before the rain

                        There's only one bird that can fly backwards, and upside down!

       And every year, they visit us starting in the spring because we've planted a garden just for them, 

         and the monarch butterflies. 

                 The amazing thing is before migrating south for the winter, 

                              these tiny birds double their body weight. 

                       They then undertake a non-stop 20-hour flight across the Gulf of Mexico, 

                       traveling roughly 800 kilometres over open water without a single break.

       This is the male ruby-throated hummingb

These photos from today

 

 

 

Photos and video from previous years

 

https://www.koshy.ca/2024/08/ruby-throated.html