A MORNING WALK IN THE BANNOCKBURN CONSERVATION AREA BETWEEN RAIN SHOWERS

Getting a little low on Finch Food Pheebs and I followed the Jeep's windshield wipers all the way to Sun Country in Clinton where we picked up a bag of Finch food and a couple peanut butter based suet blocks.  Our front yard birds love that stuff and turn their beaks up at the other suet blocks I have bought at Walmart.

HEADING TO CLINTON ONTARIO

ONE MIGHTY MUDDY COUNTRY ROAD

SPRING RAINS HAVE THE CREEKS FLOWING SWIFTLY

WATER POOLED IN ROADSIDE DITCHES

With my mood matching the dreary rain soaked morning I didn't much care if the Jeep ended up looking like it had just come out of a muddy field.  Heading south out of Clinton we grabbed the first mud soaked road heading west and splashed and splattered our way over to the Bannockburn Conservation Area.

YEP WE'RE GETTING OURSELVES MUDDIED UP A BIT

HEADING OFF INTO THE BANNOCKBURN CONSERVATION AREA

LOOKING DOWNSTREAM

LOOKING UPSTREAM

Only intending a quick leg stretch in the parking lot under rainy skies I was surprised when the rain stopped just as was arrived there so with camera around my shoulder off we went along the boardwalk.  Fearing rains would start again we didn't go to far but far enough to russle up a few photos along the way.  Pheebs is always so happy to get out and onto the trail.  Most of her time is spent with her nose to the ground.  It did start to drizzle a bit but we were back to the Jeep by then and on our way home.

THIS SHALLOW CREEK HAS WORKED FOR DECADES TO UNDERMINE THIS LARGE CEDAR TREE ON IT'S BANK

Happy to say it's been over 24 hours now since I re-vamped our bird feeding station and so far I have not seen any Squirrels.  However from past experiences over the years I am not easily fooled and fully expect to look up from computer at any time and see a full blown Squirrel convention going on right on top of the bird station.

With the power washer last week I started cleaning a bunch of patio stones (and anything else that got in my way) on the north side of our house.  With no Sun ever reaching parts of that area mold and moss build up fast requiring a good periodic cleaning.

HEADING BACK TO THE JEEP

LOVE ALL THESE SIGNS OF BUDDING SPRING

ALMOST BACK TO THE PARKING LOT

THIS MAMA GOOSE IS TRYING HER BEST TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING HER

SHE DOESN'T KNOW I HAVE A TELEPHOTO LENS

GROANER'S CORNER:(( For Sale::
- FREE PUPPIES: 1/2 COCKER SPANIEL, 1/2 SNEAKY NEIGHBOR'S DOG. . 
- FREE. FOUND DIRTY WHITE DOG. LOOKS LIKE A RAT ... BEEN OUT AWHILE .. BETTER BE A REWARD. 
- SNOW BLOWER FOR SALE... ONLY USED ON SNOWY DAYS. 
- COWS, CALVES NEVER BRED ... ALSO 1 GAY BULL FOR SALE. 
- NORDIC TRACK $300 HARDLY USED, CALL CHUBBY. HUMMERS. 
- GEORGIA PEACHES, CALIFORNIA GROWN - 89 cents lb. 
- NICE PARACHUTE: NEVER OPENED - USED ONCE. 
- JOINING NUDIST COLONY! MUST SELL WASHER & DRYER $300. 
- OPEN HOUSE: BODY SHAPERS TONING SALON. FREE COFFEE & DONUTS.
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