Last month, we travelled to Stratford, Ontario for the day. Like Stratford in England, the town is on a river called the Avon. Although the main attraction in town is theatre – primarily Shakespeare – the village has a few other things to recommend it.
There is a walkway on both sides of the water in the Avon River Park. Small bridges and islands add to the picturesque setting, which is also sprinkled with memorial benches and wildflowers.
Along the water there are lots of water birds – seagulls, several breeds of ducks, geese, and swans. As I wandered near a little cove, a solitary swan put on a lovely display for me.
A lovely way to finish our day before dinner!
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This post was written in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge on WordPress.com’s Daily Post. This week’s challenge topic is Solitary. To learn more about the challenge and to see the solitary images posted by other bloggers, click here.
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Now that’s a beautiful depiction of solitary. Swans kind of epitomize this, don’t they? Thank you for visiting my blog…just came over to say thank you and see your lovely site here.
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Thanks for tat lovely comment – glad you found your way here!
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This is touching. 😉
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Thank you, Elizabeth! 🙂
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Nice nature represented
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Thank you, Rahul!
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I love swans.
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Me too! Thanks for stopping by! 😉
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Had no idea Avon and shakespeare existed in Ontario!!!
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The river Avon indeed flows in Ontario. The Stratford Festival has Shakespeare and more: http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/
Great Place!
Thanks for visiting! 😉
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I love the absolute grace and elegance of swans. Lovely shots indeed. 🙂
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Thanks, AD! This was a lovely experience. When we come up on them on the river where we paddle,they can be very aggressive to keep us away! 😉
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Stratford is very close to my ‘home town’. A little further east, Shakespeare has an incredible antique store and further east still, St. Jacobs is a charming and quaint village. Thanks for the memories, including the swans of the Avon.
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You’re welcome! It is a lovely area – thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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love it. Great pictures, I was back home a few weeks ago and one morning was drinking coffee out on the porch and saw a solitary swan come walking through the yard. It was beautiful.
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Lovely! 😉
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