Parc de la Gatineau, just across the river from Ottawa, has so many nature and bike trails that they have numbers instead of names. I spent the morning exploring #13 and #36.











June is a good month for ferns and I found many species here:
#1 Maidenhair Fern

#2 Bracken

#3 Ostrich Fern

#4 Common Polypody


#5 Christmas Fern

#6 Lady Fern

#7 Sensitive Fern


#8 Marginal Fern

#9 Intermediate Wood Fern

#10 Royal fern


Other botany:






































NATURE POETRY
It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes,
And pleasant scents the noses. – N.P. Willis (1807–67)
Miles Hearn
What a gorgeous place! Thanks, Miles!
Thanks, Miles! I used your great photos to quiz myself.