Fall - how ever will I pick only a few?

That will be the hard part of this post - I went out and took so many photos this fall - it was truly spectacular. I'll just put up one from each different spot we went to!!

I am always overwhelmed each fall and almost taken off guard by the beauty of this season.  No matter how many pictures I take and how often I look through them, I always feel like a little child looking around in awe at the beauty of this earth when fall rolls around again.

This is one of my friend Bonnie's favourite spots - in Springbank Park. We always stop here to have a rest and look at the view.

This next one is probably my favourite this year - taken driving along the lake Erie shoreline between Long Point and Port Bruce

While driving along the Lake Erie shoreline, we always have to stop at Hawk's Cliff.  Every fall, thousands and thousands of birds migrate south along this route.  I think there are people there for the whole season that sit and count the birds flying over.

Monarch butterflies also migrate along this route on their way to Mexico!

This post wouldn't be complete without a close up of some glowing leaves.  They look like they're on fire.

And last but never least, Gibbons Park here in London. No matter how far I go or where I look, I always end up here.  In my opinion, there is no more beautiful place around here in the fall.

Springwater is part of The Catfish Creek Conservation Authority and is an important part of our environment.  Please take some time to find out why protecting it and other important areas is important. Catfish Creek.

So very often we get overwhelmed because"saving the world" seems like an impossible task. Finding places locally that need our help is a way to find out that each and every one of our small gestures has an impact.

You can do it.  WE can do it.

The end of the dog days of summer are approaching.  It's the end of August and it's one of my favourite reasons to get out into nature!

Every year I go to Springwater Conservation Area for the Fred Eaglesmith charity picnic. If you are not familiar with Fred, you should check him out here. He is a homegrown southern Ontario native who is an amazing and oh so entertaining singer songwriter. One of the best parts of the picnic after the music, naturally, is the conservation area itself click here! There are 150 acres of mature Carolinian forest to explore, with lots of trails swimming and exploring to do.

 This year, my brother Michael and I went for a walk and found an amazing array of fungi.

Check it out!

One word that comes to mind is "otherworldly"

Endlessly fascinating

And the swamps... I could stay here for days.