Spring has sprung in our little neck of the woods. Warmer temperatures are returning to Southern Ontario and most of the snow has melted. Only the snow hidden by shade or piled high in parking lots, covered in dirt, remains. On Fairy Lake most of the ice is gone. The last ice is west of the Acton Legion and does not make it all the way to the outlet into the Black Creek Tributary.

Now we will start with the April showers to bring May's flowers. Although the sun has peeked out of the clouds a few times today. Pretty soon we will see trees blooming and green return to our landscapes. In the picture above we are looking towards some old stumps, then the remaining ice cover and finally to the far shore and the trailer park.

The Lake Huron Wind Farm is a large installation of wind turbines situated area beside existing transmission lines coming from the Bruce Nuclear Facility. You can see more of the wind turbines here on Youtube.

Bro Joe and our family headed out for a day of adventure exploring the Lake Huron area in the area of Kincardine on a sunny but cool spring day. In Kincardine we come upon a great beach with some piers and oversize sets of blue chairs looking onto the great lake. We have not explored this area very much so it was fun to drive around looking for random places. The water looks clear and looks a little too refreshing to swim yet. You can see more of our adventure here.

The Grand River is at high flow and the water passes by the historic Elora Mill Inn and heads down past an island that holds out against erosion with the help of concrete and down a waterfall. Guests at the Inn can eat on an overhang perched above the roaring waters. See a Youtube video of the river and Inn by clicking here.