It has been hot and humid, so my husband and I have been staying close to home. However, we walk early in the day, ahead of the worst of the heat and humidity. The boardwalk is our usual destination where we can often depend on a breeze to ease the effect of the heat and humidity. That breeze helps control the mosquitoes too.
The view from the gazebo is always our first stop, to look over the bay
and across to the lighthouse.
The salt marsh changes with the wind and tides as rough waters wash inland during high tide.
Shorebirds, such as Yellowlegs,
frequent the marsh but we happened upon a visit by a young Robin recently as well.
Every day, I photograph Song Sparrows along the boardwalk. Numerous tiny choristers sing to the heavens every day, oblivious to their human audience. I caught this tiny sparrow eyeing lunch as it flew by, hoping it would land on the tree.
At the bridge over the stream, a feeder is filled by walkers every day.
Recently a young squirrel was reluctant to share the food with birds and other squirrels who came by. It didn’t mind scolding them either.
This time of year, we always notice the wildflowers along the way. As children, my husband and I spent long summer days playing outdoors in different parts of Newfoundland. Seeing the seed pods on the Vetch plant reminded my husband how he and his friends ate those pods every summer. They are healthy and nutritious when the pods are newly formed. The kids didn’t care about that of course.
Recently at low tide in the bay, a man dug clams along the sand bars as walkers watched him collect his supper.
The border between the boardwalk and the sea is filled with a sequence of blooms every summer. I love the scenes with the sea as the background to the wildflowers.
The floral border outlines land and sea.
Finally, even the crows are finding it hot these days. The four we had in our area have become six with the addition of two young ones. They have spent time on our patio railing with their heads back and mouths open but they don’t make a sound. It looks like the equivalent of a dog panting but we are uncertain what the behaviour means.
All creatures are finding it hot this summer.
