Marsh Marigolds at McKenzie Creek
It was a beautiful morning so we decided to hike the Elk Trail which runs around the south side of the lake. We stopped along the way to visit our friends who were sitting in the sun on lawn chairs in the middle of the road. After about half an hour of talking about nature and our similar interests in areas we’ve visited in the US we finally got underway.
It was very sunny and rough the grass was still wet from last nights rainstorm there were very few mosquitoes. There are also not a lot of flowers since spring has been so late this year but the Marsh Marigolds were nice at MacKenzie Creek. Past the creek we saw large numbers of dragonflies.
We stopped to eat lunch once we’d reached the bay at the far side of the lake. There was quite a strong wind on the lake, but is was not too bad where we ate, just enough to keep the bugs away. There were a lot of tiny blue butterflies that would alight on the strawberry blossoms for a few seconds before flitting off to the next bloom. I commented to Enid that they were doing a lot of pollination. There is a lot of pollen in the air as last night’s rain left large yellow-tinged puddles along the road.
Swallowtail butterfly and apple blossoms
In addition to the tiny blue butterflies we saw quite a few large yellow and black swallowtails and a few small orange butterflies. One of these landed on my camera lens while I was photographing one of the blue ones.
It was a beautiful late afternoon with a light wind and the sun bright and warm. This evening Enid took the kayak out as it was nice and calm.