Yesterday started off pretty overcast, fairly standard Ontario Winter weather. We needed a walkabout and it wasn't freezing out so we headed out to Short Hills. Bridge was closed on the way so the detour took us to Decew Falls. Parking lot was full when we got there. I asked the guy just arrived with his family if he would move over a bit so that he wasn't taking up two parking spots. He obliged and we had a spot. Sun came out and made it pretty glorious. Wasn't particularly warm but with the climbing up and down the escarpment, well, wasn't a lot of need for coats. And we went all the way down to the river and walked along both sides for a bit. A fair number of people out on a beautiful day. Lots of nice greetings. Even from youngsters.
We didn't see many people with their dogs but lots of evidence that they were there. I'll take a moment here to mention that when you are no longer walking the streets of the city, it is no longer necessary to put your doggy-doo in a doggy bag. Pretty silly to do this actually. It slows down the decay. And all those bags look pretty weird hanging from trees. If left by your pet, just kick it or use a stick to get it off the trail. Yvonne and I have hiked all over our beautiful country and have concluded that city folk have been well conditioned to use poop bags and do not realize that is completely unnecessary in the woods. It's a city thing!
I've been learning some new skills with Photoshop AI. Taking my photos and dressing them up a bit. Lots of fun. Creating new versions of my art. You can see some here at
photo-photo.com. So, I took one of the daytime photos of the river from yesterday and turned it into night. A bit surreal as there has never been a moon on this planet that big. But creating this image from the original was fun.
If you get a chance to walk this trail - Decew Falls - take the time to go down to the river - amazing place. A variety of trails to wander about on.
Caution!
Do not try and climb down the cliff to the falls. You'll likely die. Or worse. Walk along the top past the Morningstar Mill about half a kilometre or so. The trail winds down and you can easily get to the bottom. If you want to get to the falls, come back on the trail along the river; the one that goes to the left before you cross the bridge. If you cross the metal bridge you will not be able to reach the falls.
Enjoy!
