Ahhh...The Cottage Life!

While hiking in the Silver Creek area, I found a mysterious little frozen cave under this cascading waterfall. Perhaps home to the Water Sprites mentioned in yesterdays post! 

This is the larger picture of this marvelous little falls, one of many on this creek. The cave, caused by a overhang of the limestone common to the Niagara Escarpment.

I will have to keep an eye on this area. I will keep you posted!

The other day I went for a walk on the Bruce Trails in Limehouse and went to the lime kilns. Black Creek runs through this area and very close to the kiln. Here there is a modern wooden pathway to cross and
an old foot bridge out of stone. (Previous post)

 On the other side a lovely little area to sit on a bench and listen to the sounds of the water and the forest.It was very quiet and you could really hear the water falls making music.

This tree caught my eye with it's wrinkly bottom! Made me think of an old elephants leg.

All along the path there are crevasses of limestone. Many animals call these rock crevasses home.

Lift anyone? In one crevasse is an old wreck of  a car. It looks to be early 1900's. A red one is a little further down. Just as old.



The Limestone that makes up the Niagara Escarpment abounds.

Over 800 kilometers of trail are on the 725 kilometer long Niagara Escarpment. The trail runs from Niagara to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. The trails are well marked and maintained by volunteers.


Still wearing red flowers a stand of sumac lends some colour.

I didn't put a picture of the reason for this walk in the last post, so here he is "Harley". He is wearing his FBI suit and ssshhh.... nobody has told him he is a small dog! This is my sons family dog who visited me for the weekend.

On the way home I saw these black birds washing and drinking from some melted snow puddles. They were very intent on their task as they did not want to leave the road! They were swooping down in great numbers and then back onto the wires or tree.

It was a lovely quiet walk with Harley. I really enjoy winter when I can get out and walk in the woods.

We passed wind turbines,

and a heritage building being rebuilt after a fire.

After a 1/2 hour walk on a trail through the forest, we see Georgian Bay!

A walk North along the limestone rock beach.  In the distance you can see "Bear's Rump island!

The formation of the limestone cliffs and rocks are interesting. Makes climbing fun!

A cliff stops travelers who are unwilling to climb or swim. Not us though!Over we go.

We scale to the top and have a wondrous view to the left,

And  also back were we came from.

Not many people continue from here unless they are hiking. Many stay back by the beach to swim. But I know a secret! A place that is private and magical for swimming!

You can see the towering cliffs in the background. The Bruce Hiking Trail runs along the top of it. Trees will send out tenacious roots into any little crevice they can find and cling to the side of the limestone.

Not only trees but "periwinkle" coloured wild flowers as well. This was over the edge of a huge rock, growing in a tiny crevice.

 But wait! You thought I forgot didn't you! The "What is it?" picture. I will show you the rest of it!

It was an amazing limestone cave roof! I know, a bit unfair, not something one could really guess too readily! Unless, you to have been to Halfway Log Dump, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.