April Flowers

Daffodil is the common name of the Narcissus (plant) of flowering plant

Instagram photos of my Daffodil's taken on April 04

Photos taken by Kendall Oliphant 2012

       

                                
    

"Daffodils" (1804)

I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
 
Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,

They stretch'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
 
The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:
 
For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,
 
And dances with the daffodils. 

Everythings Coming Up Roses!

It's the first day of Summer and what better way to celebrate than show off the Roses for 2011.

April showers bring Spring flowers

Well, kind of. We here in southern Ontario witnessed some of the coldest winter and spring weather ever this year.As a result my tulips are a month behind coming up together with my other flowers. But at least I'm getting something,  here are the latest 2011 edition to my photo gallery.

Sunbeam

Why hello there sunbeam! It has been a while.
Nice to see you return from your trip south
Here the winter has been grey and cold
I hope you brought back plenty of warmth.
Come on in and fill me again with your energy.

Later,
Kenaz

Tulips, Daffodils,Roses and Rose of Sharon 2010

DAFFODILLS April 2010

ROSE OF SHARON July 2010

ROSES May 2010

TULIPS April 2010

Bruce Trail and Waterfalls-Ancaster,Ontario

Bruce Trail -- Starting at Wilson Street -- April 3, 2010 Total route was 8-10 km total and, of course, I did some ascending and descending. Today's hike: about 2.5-3 hours. Moderately easy, with a few trickier bits. Being Saturday morning Bus travel takes a little longer and requires a second transfer from the Mohawk West to Meadowlands Terminal to the Ancaster 16 to my starting point of Wilson and Old Dundas. From Wilson at Old Dundas Head north on Wilson St E toward Rousseaux St 800 m Turn right at Montgomery Dr 650 m Turn left to stay on Montgomery Dr 300 m. This will take you quickly to Tiffany Falls. 1. Tiffany Falls (Hamilton, Ontario) Follow the trail from the Tiffany Falls parking lot into the woods to the right of the creek bed. Two new bridges and a wide gravel pathway leads you to the falls. The creek bed rounds a corner and there is front of you is the impressive and pretty cascading Tiffany Falls with a new observation platform. There is a trail up the side of the gorge to the left of the falls that leads to another Tiffany Falls –the upper falls which has a height of 6.5 m and a crest of 7 m. This is a rather steep trail up and the trail is usually wet so be careful if you decide to view the upper falls. After viewing the falls retrace your steps to the parking lot. To access the main Bruce trail you need to cross busy Wilson Avenue. Be careful here! 2. Once across, take the short access trail down and go left on the main trail. This is an interesting section of the trail with some very rocky portions. You might see a few deer in the area. The trail comes out onto Old Dundas Road. Be careful crossing this road to pick up the main Bruce Trail on the other side. 3. As you leave the road and enter the Bruce Trail system once more, you can see and hear Sherman Falls ahead of you. The trail crosses a wooden bridge in front of the Falls. It’s a steep cascade with a wide ledge about two-thirds of the distance down. This is one impressive waterfall to explore. 4. Leaving the Falls, the trail climbs a dirt hill and follows along a fenced-off field and then goes back into the woods and follows the winding edge of the escarpment. I spotted these birds along the way. 5. Around a rock face there is another small waterfall (Canterbury Falls?) as the creek runs down into the gorge. 6. The trail meets a gravel pathway called the Heritage Trail and continues straight ahead. This trail is part of the Dundas Valley Conservation area series of marked trails. The trail comes to a corner, makes a right turn and then goes downhill and follows a small almost dry creek bed. At the bottom of the hill there is a small junction and the trail goes left crossing a small wooden bridge. Before reaching this bridge, Hermitage Creek flows down the side of the escarpment resembling more of a waterslide than a waterfall or a rapid. Hermitage Falls is a short distance further upstream.