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This portion of the Perth Road north of Westport has many sections
of great beauty.
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Breakfast
in the sun in early spring is nice, even if you have to move
the table to find a sunny place. |
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Early morning can present you with some striking colours here
at Mesa Springs. Of course autumn colours enhance all the scenery
in Eastern Ontario. |
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December,
2004, brought a lot of freezing rain followed by sticky snow,
more rain, and more snow. The result was a real winter wonderland
in Frontenac County. This scene is from the sugar bush at Mesa
Springs.
'The woods are
lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep'
Robert Frost
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Sometimes
winter storms cause severe damage. The white birch in this yard
will recover, but right now many have limbs that are frozen
to the ground.
'When I see birches
bend to left and right
Across the lines of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning'
Robert Frost
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The
contrasting leafy colours of the different trees enhance the
autumn leaf show at Mesa Springs.
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The spruce is a majestic tree. They are much better at thrusting
away nature's efforts at destroying them. Nearby pine trees
with this snowload suffered many broken limbs.
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Almost
no leaves in the forest are as beautiful as the eastern red
maple.
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Milkweed
is a horrible weed to have in your fields. It multiplies quickly.
It has a long root that is difficult to kill with cultivation.
But it does have its beauty, as seen in this photograph.
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This
rural scene of maples on a hill is a familiar site across the
rolling hills of Frontenac County.
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The
pheasant is a beautiful bird. This pheasant arrived in our yard
and stayed for a week or two. |
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Temperatures
plummeted and the ice and snow storm left its mark. In this
case the mark was very pretty. |
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Winter
snow covers the ground protecting the vegetation and making
a warm blanket for the little creatures. This snowy lane is
a work of art. |
