I chose Lac-St-Louis today for m’y daily walk and was cheered to see that the majestic old willow tree near the Chateauguay/Léry bridge has finally budded.
The other trees are being more cautious which is probably smart since we’re expecting some rather cold, rainy weather still.

#trees #Chateauguay #Lery #DailyWalk #river #et

For many years this old Willow tree has been the #halfwaypoint for a local walk my husband and I like to take. In the milder seasons we sit on that bench and observe local fishermen and others take their boats in and out of the Chateauguay River.
It was damaged a few weeks back after an unseasonable ice storm that hit Quebec and Ontario.
I'm not sure whether to grieve yet or if some part will survive.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Montreal #Chateauguay #ClimateChange
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Where I live in Chateauguay, Quebec, one way we know that Spring is coming is with the arrival of this Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker on the Chateauguay River. It’s a hovercraft.
Ice blocks on the Chateauguay River used to cause regular Spring flooding so we used to break up the ice with dynamite.

#Chateauguay #river #SpringFlood #et

More mushrooms from nearby Ile-St-Bernard, a nature preserve in Chateauguay on Montreal's South Shore (November 2022)

#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #NaturePhotography #Chateauguay #et

I've been observing this majestic tree for about a decade now as it’s slowly reclaimed by the waters of Lac-St-Louis. Every year we have flooding events and fierce winter storms. Yet still it stands! (December 2022)
Vertical photo click to expand 😃

#tree #trees #ThickTrunkTuesday #Nature #Naturephotography #Chateauguay

A walk in the Maple forest. Centre écologique Fernand-Seguin (Late November 2022)

This small Maple forest was the site of a sugar shack but now it's a nature preserve. It's part of a growing set of spaces including Ile St. Bernard, Ruisseau St. Jean and a green corridor that connects Chateauguay to Lery along the shores of Lac-St-Louis. The goal is to protect and promote #biodiversity in our suburban environment.

#TuesdayTreeTrunk #Tree #ThickTrunkTuesday #Nature #Forest #Chateauguay #et

Uprooted trees on the shore of Ile Saint-Bernard in Chateauguay, Quebec looking towards Montreal Island (late November 2022).

#ThickTrunkTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #Tree #Nature #Shoreline #photography
#Chateauguay #LacStLouis #Montreal #et

Montreal's first heavy snowfall of the year today and it's certainly improving the look of outdoor Christmas decorations 😃

#Christmas #Snow #decorations
#ChristmasLights #Xmas
#Chateauguay

In late November, most of the birds that are usually found on Ile-Ste-Bernard (near #Montreal) are already on their migratory paths but it's a great time to photograph those that remain.
In a recent stroll, I was accompanied the whole way by dozens of White-breasted Nuthatches.
Many of them were climbing up and down tree trunks foraging for the insects that are hiding under the bark so it's a great bird for a beginner like myself to photograph!

#Birding #birds
#IleSteBernard
#Chateauguay

I have a stumpery next to my backyard pond which is part of a wide border I'm creating around my suburban property where I leave things as natural as I can.
This is where I'm dumping my wild rose branches, some leaves and my Hallowee'en pumpkin etc. This year I've also created a little brushpile in another corner.

#wildlifegarden #stumpery #brushpile #pumpkin
#naturalize #DitchTheLawn #LeaveLeavesAlone
#SoilLife #MicroBiome
#Chateauguay #
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For #SlimeMoldSunday I think I may have found slime on a log in a nearby wetland where I often go walking.
I've been searching for unusual looking lichen and moss and I must say that this fits the bill!
Does anyone have an idea what it might be? Might it actually be a fungus since it seems to have a bit of structure? And little black bumps on top?

Date: Late November 2022
Location: #Chateauguay #Quebec
#Ile-Ste-Bernard
#SlimeMold
#Fungi #Fungus
#wetland #IleSteBernard
#nature

Help identifying please 🤔

I came across this lovely decomposing log last week on Ile-St-Bernard (Chateauguay, Quebec near Montreal Island).
I think I'm looking at moss and orange slime mold? Or would the orange be some other type of orange fungus?

#moss #fungi #SlimeMolds #mushrooms #mosstodon
#nature #Quebec #Chateauguay

Sunday I went for a stroll along Chateauguay's shoreline on Lac-St-Louis in the Ile-St-Bernard nature preserve.

The sandy beach is peppered with the exposed tree roots of standing trees as well as many uprooted trees.

#trees #TuesdayTreeTrunk
#nature #lake #beach
#Chateauguay #Lac-St-Louis

Lac-St-Louis, Chateauguay, Nov 2022

#SilentSunday #Chateauguay #Montreal #Lac-St-Louis #Sunset #Nature

I've been using my Iphone to take photographs but now I'm finally moving on to a little Nikon D3100 camera my husband got me with travel points. For now I'm using the automatic settings.
This is the little bridge between Chateauguay and Lery on the shores of Lake St. Louis in the late afternoon.
You can see a flock of migrating Canada geese in the foreground and traditional Quebec cottages in the background.
#nature #birds #Chateauguay #Lery #Montreal #LacStLouis