The Carden Plain.

Hiking an old cow trail…..

After traveling down a stretch of Wylie Road, through long flooded areas, dodging springtime potholes, and smooth gravel sections, we decided to hike a length of the Sedge Wren Marsh. So very pretty and noisy with the songs of the birds that we could not see. Narrow like an old cow trail, spotted with board walks and flat rocky spots.

I didn’t photograph the poison ivy growing alongside the path.

We loved our time exploring parts of the Cardin Plain, a large limestone plain with wetlands and woods, and large grassy meadows.

Flowers everywhere…

Walking through God’s Garden.

So many colours…

Praise smoke, Labrador violets, early buttercup, and western service berries were a few that we could identify.

On Bluebird ranch, the cattle called moooo, while the Canada Geese nested and rested all the while watching you!

Bluebird Ranch, a part of the Couchiching Conservancy, is a working ranch. We witnessed several herds of cattle, all who boldly stared us down as we quietly called their names.

The birds who posed for us…

The bird songs that we listened to may or may not have been the voices of those pictured above.

By far, my favourite flower of the day…

My favourite flower of the day, the brilliantly beautiful scarlet Indianm paintbrush. With this paintbrush, God painted a garden like no other.

So incredibly beautiful!

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