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Cottage Trip

Last week I went down to my great aunt's cottage for my annual trip. The cottage is located in the Kawartha region of Ontario. I took quite a few photos at the cottage but not a lot of them ended up post-worthy. The first photo in this post is my favourite one from the trip. I was walking along the access road when I saw this set of mushrooms growing out from the moss. This photo just screams West coast rainforest vibes to me even though its from Southern Ontario.


The second photo in this post is of a juvenile sapsucker. This is a type of woodpecker that in full adult form looks kind of red. But because I am guessing this was his first year alive he hasn't reached full maturity yet. 


The third photo is of my favourite bird, the Black-Capped Chickadee. There was a whole flock of them that kept on passing by, so I recently managed to get a good photo of one. 


On the lake that the cottage is on there is a family of Common Loons that have been there for as long as I can remember. This photo shows both loons in it with the male at the front and the female in the background of the photo. 


The following two photos are from my train journey home back to Ottawa. The first photo is of the original Cobourg station built by the Grand Truck Railway. This station is still used by ViaRail as it houses the ticket booth and a waiting room. The second photo is the other half of the station which is brand new. This allows people to safely cross the tracks. This station also has its own waiting room as well. 




 

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