Musings on a Small Life

I'm home again after a few days away visiting friends, and my holidays are winding down. I'll be back to work on the 15th, so I'm going to savour every minute of my remaining time off. I took the ferry over to Wolfe Island on September 30th; a lovely day to cross the water. Admittedly, there's not much on Wolfe Island at all, unless you're a cyclist or a bird photographer. Even so, I really should do it more often (it had been years) as I love being out on the water like that, face into the wind. It feels glorious; it feels like freedom. I could just go back and forth a few times, not even bother to get off! Anyway, here are some pics of the city waterfront from the ferry, as well as pics of the Royal Military College and Fort Henry, both going and coming back, in order of taking them. The skyline has changed greatly over the years; gone is the quaint little city I moved to in 1996. I'll have other pics to post another time, but this is enough for one day. Happy...

Yesterday I decided to take the ferry over to Wolfe Island, to get some waterfront pics from a good vantage point. It had been six years since I'd gone over, last time with Dad in August 2010. (We visited the windmills up close at that time.) I was surprised by how busy it was, and by how many walk-ons there were. Vehicle wait times on both sides were running 1 - 2 hours (the ferry runs only hourly -- they need another ferry), the lineups were crazy. There's a ferry on the other side of the island to Cape Vincent, NY, so a lot of people travel back and forth that way. So here we go with another zillion snapshots! Once again, they're best viewed by clicking to enlarge. Ferry arriving from the island, around 9:30 AM.     Our waterfront is almost nothing but condos.   Confederation Park and City Hall   I walked around this marina the day before. A few of the many windmills on Wolfe Island.     This spot was a great hangout ...