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An Early Spring Exploration Date


Tom and I went for a walk today as it was, undoubtedly, the first “tee-shirt” weather of the year. I had a lot of fun getting out and seeing the wildlife and just resting at the park in the sun for a while. I’m excited for summer.


I saw a beaver in real life today!! A REAL ONE. I saw something huge moving in the water and babbled, “Wtfisthat? It’s swimming in THEOMGIT’SABEAVER.” (Tom couldn’t stop laughing.) Apparently seeing beavers is pretty common here but I’ve never seen one in real life (that I can remember) and I thought it was pretty cool. She’s not in the picture though because I’m dull and I spent too much time gaping at the fact that it was a real beaver practically chilling in our back yard instead of taking a picture. I maybe should have told you that before you spent all that time searching the photo for her. Sorry.


This bridge over the river is a suspension bridge, so when the wind blows it blows with. It was a bit shaky and I was convinced it was going to break while I was on it and send us spilling into the river, but Tom assured me it was safe.

I am convinced otherwise. Anything that is free to blow with the breeze isn’t something I want to be walking on. Though it was kind of cool.


 

Once I got onto the bridge I spent a bit of time staring at the river. It’s quite the change going from having such a huge body of water within five minutes to none at all. At least that’s what I thought. Then we found this river. I’ll spend a lot of days down here, for sure. I imagined these water stars were galaxies floating just out of reach for a while. So beautiful.

    


We spent some time resting in the grass at the park and ran into Jim, who was out taking video of his own little adventure. He took our picture and chatted for a bit then went on his way.

(I’ve included some of his videos, if you’re interested!)

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15 Comments

  • Reply
    Heatherica
    20 Apr 2009 at 7:56 pm

    These are so great!! You and Tom look so beautiful together. 🙂 I love those videos too!

    We have to go on a walk here!! It needs to get warm! And I can’t wait for everything to start turning green.

  • Reply
    Sarah
    19 Apr 2009 at 12:59 pm

    i love this! it makes me want to go for a walk right now 🙂

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    Jenna
    18 Apr 2009 at 5:07 pm

    I can’t check the videos because I am on my blackberry on a greyhound bus but the pictures are lovely!

  • Reply
    Krista
    18 Apr 2009 at 12:48 pm

    You two are so cute together 🙂
    Great pictures!

  • Reply
    Angie
    18 Apr 2009 at 10:48 am

    Gorgeous photos as always.

  • Reply
    Elinev
    18 Apr 2009 at 9:22 am

    you look so happy!
    great pictures, really

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    Cole
    18 Apr 2009 at 9:17 am

    This is a gorgeous area (wherever it is). It so nice having decent weather, yaknow?! Anywho, you two, wild life that you are, crack me up and I can’t wait to see you…the sooner the better. <3

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    Jackie
    18 Apr 2009 at 8:52 am

    I love photoroams! Yay, adventures!!
    Gorgeous shots, as per usual!

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    Alyssa
    18 Apr 2009 at 8:09 am

    These photos are all so beautiful (as are the subjects)! That second to last video is so cute, ha.

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    Catherine
    18 Apr 2009 at 1:09 am

    You two are so beautiful. Seriously.

    I love all of these pictures~ I want to go on a nature walk now!

  • Reply
    Bronwyn
    17 Apr 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Eeeee it’s you guys! <3 These photos are so beautiful, and so are you! I swear you’re glowing in that couple shot. Or sparkling. Or something. Where did you go? This place looks great! I went exploring as well today and wondered how you two would enjoy the deep forest, haha. Though we don’t have beavers anymore, we do have muskrats! They play together and flap their tails on the water (in the marsh with the island).

    p.s. I don’t know for sure if I’ll be up here (the farm) next weekend but if not, Toronto adventure? 🙂

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    lil_1337
    17 Apr 2009 at 11:00 pm

    Those are lovely pictures. I can’t get over how happy both of you look in all the ones you post.

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    Sam
    17 Apr 2009 at 9:44 pm

    What lovely pictures! I agree that these pictures make me want to go on adventures. <3 I also really love the ‘stars’ picture. 🙂

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    meaganini
    17 Apr 2009 at 7:59 pm

    you both look so happy… you’re glowing. 🙂

    i saw a beaver once in real life… i was in british columbia with a friend and we trying to cross a creek… we climbed on top of a beaver dam and saw what looked like a beaver floating beside it… i poked it with a stick and it was hard. 🙁 r.i.p. beaver.

    this post makes me want to go on adventures in the wilderness. where were you?

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    Cristy
    17 Apr 2009 at 7:56 pm

    ahh i love these, and toms dad is so funny. his voice sounds a lot like my father in law

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