Didn't know about this until I was biking down by Kerrywood this afternoon, got to pet some goats at the meet and bleat. Some of the goats were friendly and would follow people to get pets, they seemed to be fine with kids too. The event went well, I hope they do it again next year.
The CPR pedestrian bridge is open now, the landscaping is really nice on either end of the bridge. Should last a very long time now with how it's been reinforced. I'm happy to not take the detour on the road when biking on the path on the south side. Looking forward to seeing how it lights up at night.
A bunch of us stayed up till sunrise Saturday morning, it was worth it! The smoke haze made for a stunning sunrise.
Night of July 3, 2026
Very beautiful northern lights, Noctilucent clouds and moon rise.
Perfectly calm night led to mirror-like conditions of the wetlands. There were lots of bats flying around but the longer exposure time makes them invisible.
Surprisingly, the mosquitoes weren't too bad, probably thanks to the bats.
What a beautiful night!
One of my bucket list photos has been the Aurora reflected in water, found the perfect wetlands the Dave Larratt Park (first pic is Clearview). Very calm night and high water levels led to perfect conditions, even got some nice reflections from the wet walkway. The moon rise and noctilucent clouds to the north were also a nice touch.
Some pics of the Canada day celebrations at Bower Ponds. It rained starting at about 5pm but was pretty nice after the storm passed, the fireworks were well attended. On the bike ride back home the fog created some nice crepuscular rays.
Short but intense, from about 12:30am till 1:30am lots of lightning and thunder. Wasn't going to be able to sleep anyway so may as well take some pics.
You can vaguely make out a deer in the second pic, I couldn't see it in the dark but could hear it making huffing noises.
Sadly the eagles nest near 67th bridge has fallen. I noticed the tree was precariously leaning back in April but looks like today (June 25) The tree broke. I have taken pictures of the eagles there for a couple years, this year it looks like there was one baby eagle rather than the two from last year.
I went over to the fallen nest and it was trapped underneath, but still alive. As gently as I could, I cleared the branches and lifted them out. I called the wildlife center and they were quick to come out (Thanks Judy!)
We got the eaglet to the carrier but I don't know if they will survive. I tried my best to give them a fighting chance.
Managed to time a deer crossing the Bower Ponds bridge. Also mid to late May is a perfect time to see the baby geese.
Pictures taken by Kerrywood path around Gaetz lake. Big tree blocking some of the stairs.