Below look to me like "Jack o'lantern". All are very poisonous.
I got to hear Loons calling out in their hauntingly beautiful voices. This was as close as I could photograph this one from the shore with my zoom lens at maximum capacity. They're very shy birds, and if you get too close to them, they dive like a little penguin and pop up in a completely new location.....with only their head peeking above the water.
We went out in my Mom's canoe, and visited the rocks where there is graffiti from 1877!
In the morning, I startled a little Red Squirrel who gave me quite a scolding! I quickly photographed him before he ran up the tree!
Below is the lake in the still of the morning....approx. 8:00 A.M. This is MacDonald Lake. A wonderfully clean lake which made me feel as though I'd had a spa treatment after swimming in those waters!
Later, we went for a walk and I spotted these butterflies. I believe they are Bog Fritillaries.
We then visited the moose that had been rescued when he was orphaned from his mother who had been killed by a truck on a highway. He's much bigger now than he was when they rescued him.
Part of the Haliburton Forest is dedicated to being a sanctuary for animals in danger.
Back at my mother's campsite is a stump that would make a perfect little fairy house.
My Mom pointed out these fascinating mushrooms called "Earth's Tongue"
Wintergreen with flowers |
Wintergreen with berries |
Lichen |
A curious fungus emitting a rusty coloured powder growing from a stump |
Interesting black cup mushrooms growing nearby the above fungus |
I was fascinated by the tiny world amongst the lichen and Sphagnum Moss |
It looks like an alien landscape |