The last day of October started with a bold sunny morning. It couldn’t be better, as our plan was to visit Niagara Glen, one of the best hiking opportunities in Niagara area.
Niagara Gorge
Canada
Oh Canada, where tall and shining maples grow!
The past month was especially remarkable, as the Mother Earth put up her royal clothes, and spoiled us with thousands of colours, shades, and feelings.
The whole nature basically metamorphosed, every day acquiring a new appearance as the fall foliage has reached its glory.
A day on the lake: Buckhorn
The end of September was very generous with us, as we’ve had great weather and amazing colours.
Continue readingKillarney Provincial Park – Best hiking trails of the year: 2020
The Crack
As soon as we got on the trail, I knew it. All the street noise has suddenly ceased, the only family we passed by got quiet, the silent forest enveloped us in its magic touch, and then I knew I’m going to love the place. Was it the park itself, or just my desire to get out after so much social distancing, time will say.
After a torrid month we’ve had some rain in the forecast, which made us decide to start with the most difficult day hike of the park: The Crack.
Continue readingQuiet evenings bring back memories – a story with wild flowers
After a heat wave, and some stormy days, we are finally blessed with beautiful days, amazing evenings, perfect weather to start my daily walks again.
Mother Nature is fully revived, a gorgeous view at every corner. The fields are fully bloomed, and so my little “friends” I will talk to you about.
Photo essay – Bits of April, Lockdown vs Freedom
April was a month with many changes in Ontario, amid the worldwide changes.
A month of many seasons, with clouds, sun, snow, winds, hail, and rain. And many sunny days.
CA, British Columbia: Blooming memories @ The Butchart Gardens
Even though Spring has given us promising signs earlier this month, the temperatures dropped in the past week or so. What a better time to dig into my coffer, and find some blooming memories😊 – The Butchart Gardens, that we have visited back in 2016 when we did a road trip across half North America.
After an amazing ride by ferry from Vancouver, we arrived in Vancouver Island, planning to go to Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province British Columbia. As soon as we got down from the ferry, we wondered what if we could take a little detour to these gardens I was reading occasionally about. We found the entrance tickets were a bit expensive, but why not, since we are here already!
CA, Ontario: Boiling times or How to Make Maple Syrup
While I was trying to social distance myself earlier this month, I have visited our country side of the province. In these rough times, when the whole world is boiling in tension (due to COVID-19), rural people in Ontario are still following their traditions to harvest and boil their own sap, in order to make maple syrup.
Photo essay: Hilton Falls in February
The winter in Canada lasts between 3 and 5 months, in general. In most of the country, the winter is marked by snow, ice, blizzards, and winds. Lots of winds. But when the sun shines, everybody is out. So we were these past amazing few weekends, as we’ve been so fortunate to have in February, in Southern Ontario.
The region of Halton is about 1 hours Northwest of Toronto and has a big variety of parks one can enjoy in the winter, not only in the summer, or other seasons. We I decided to go to Hilton Falls, as I am in love with frozen falls. I will let you decide if I am right or not.
