Late Summer Hike

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This morning my husband and I ventured off to a central area of the city. There is a good sized (200 hectares) conservation area that I have been wanting to visit for a few years. There are 6 ponds on the protected property called Westminster Ponds Mills conservation area. We figured that we walked about 4 km on the trails. We did see many amazing sights, that you do not take the time to notice on a regular day, especially when you live in a large city. I found that the most pleasant part of it all, besides the fresh air, was the sounds. We did not hear any traffic, no car alarms going off, no aggressive horns honking. Instead, we heard the frogs crocking and the acorns falling from the trees-I am really still surprised that neither of us had any hit us on the head. We were both taken back by seeing the huge cracks in the dry earth, as a result of no rain for a month. ~Photo collage is mine