I headed east on this day to visit Prequ’ile Provincial Park.

Some botany:

The best trail for shorebirds is this one:

Unfortunately, despite much time looking, I didn’t find a single shorebird. There were, however, hundreds of thousands of midges which covered my clothing:

Happily, I was able to photograph many non-shorebirds:

NATURE POETRY

Among the changing months, May stands confest
The sweetest, and in fairest colours dressed!
Soft as the breeze that fans the smiling field;
Sweet as the breath that opening roses yield.        – James Thomson (1700–25)

Miles Hearn