On the way to the beach at Belmont Park with the golden grand-dog, we pass Clarks Creek which runs through a cattle pasture.
Where the creek crosses the road, a shady area is frequented by the cattle. On this particular hot and humid day, the cattle were in the same area on our way home from the beach several hours later.
Several farms in the area have horses as well.
A recent news story on the Prince Edward Island tells of the tails of horses being cut off overnight by thieves while the horses were in a field near a farmer’s barn. Luckily, these two escaped that fate. Such a theft is difficult to understand.
Around 5 a.m. one morning, my husband looked out to see this visitor in our neighbour’s garden at the back of our garden.
We will have to be careful when the golden grand-dog visits again for a two weeks soon.
During one of our walks along the boardwalk this past week we saw a Garter Snake along the way. As we watched, it must have sensed us there and headed into the weed and stayed there.
Did it feel hidden like that though its back part was exposed? We can only wonder…
A momma Black Duck is in the stream by the boardwalk with three ducklings these days.
We didn’t see the ducklings when they were smaller this year, until now. Maybe she had them out and about later in the day than we’ve been walking recently.
The area’s Great Blue Heron is back in the marsh again,
though content to stand silently among the grasses on Sunday morning.
We saw our first Yellowlegs for this year as well. It was well camouflaged among the seaweeds.
Also this week, as we walked to the car from the boardwalk, I spotted this newborn. It was about 30 mm or 1 1/4 inches in length. From what we can determine, it was possibly a newborn mouse.
It probably was taken from its nest by an opportunistic predator and dropped on the sidewalk. I hope at least momma mouse survived.
Finally, the succession of wildflowers continues this summer and with the rain and heat we’ve had, the blooms are thriving. I especially love the scenes of flowers with the sea behind them.
However, a field of blooms is pretty special too.