Slightly before 7, my camera and I went for a quiet walk out of the campground and west on the Trans Canada Trail. The sky was a bit misty and there was a lovely breeze coming off of the river. I love the location of this particular park. Much of the campground is on a point that stretches westward into the St. Lawrence river. There usually is a refreshing breeze sweeping over the campground. What more can you ask for on a late July day?
Looks like this is a native allium. I have a new love of alliums. I love that they bloom for a long time.
I expected there to be mosquitoes this morning. Too windy. Thank you wind.
It looks to me like the path has been repaired in the Kintsugi way. I love what this author at the Metropolitan Museum of Art says about Kintsugi: "Namely, the practice is related to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which calls for seeing beauty in the flawed or imperfect. The repair method was also born from the Japanese feeling of mottainai, which expresses regret when something is wasted, as well as mushin, the acceptance of change."
Seeing beauty in the flawed and acceptance of change. That may be a theme this week.
One butterfly was still resting on the wildflower stems.
Looking back, there is our campground. You can see the point that stretches into the river.
Doesn't that dead branch make a beautiful perch for the bird? The sky to the west was still hazy but...
.... to the east, the sun was starting to break through the mist.
And, when it did - oh my!
When I turned around and faced the sun, there was a new beauty everywhere. The light was coming through whatever it could come through. Through this wild morning glory, Convolvulus or Bindweed. I never noticed the thin red line around its calyx before. Maybe you only see that when backlit.
Oooooh! Look!
Looks like a baby snapping turtle.
My guess is that this is a Great Blue Skimmer or a Blue Dasher dragonfly. Look at those eyes!
No wonder there are so many interesting birds and insects here. The variety of vegetation is huge. Restaurants for everyone's tastes.
Including ants. Ant restaurants.
Do you see them?
“Owning our story can be hard
but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky
but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love
and belonging and joy—
the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness
will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
Brené Brown
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