Just like old times

Heather and I decided to revisit a walk we have made many times, when we lived on Highway #201. We parked at the Lawrencetown tree nursery. Walked down to the Annapolis River, checked out the Spring flowers. Too early for Ladyslipper orchids.

On the river bank, there is a platform where the Fire Department dry out their hoses.

We followed the residual flagging tape markers (towards Bridgetown). this takes us to Raymond Hunter’s property. At this point, we head South. Eventually reaching the orchard and Highway #201.

Turn left on the highway, past Peter Redden’s property, to the car. Lunn’s Mill is a bit further on the left hand side. The complete circuit is one hour.

The walk reminded us of the many times we took the dogs down to the river. The proximity of the tree nursery to Lunn’s Mill always seemed like a missed opportunity. An outdoor laboratory of different tree species, within walking distance of a retail outlet. We talked about field trips for school groups, snow-shoeing in winter. If the province gave up the nursery, it could become an outdoor education centre.

A week or two ago, I issued a challenge to COGS faculty and students (To date no response).

If we used AI to search my previous blogs, we would find descriptions of previous walks, through the same geography, with observations about various plants in flower.

The property (#6325) was owned by Raymond Hunter. He planted the orchard. Andrew, my son, purchased the property between 2005 -2019. We enjoyed harvesting the apples, turning them into apple juice and then later, with help from Brian Boates and Pierre at Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg, into Hunter Brandy.

Ps we did find a couple of ticks. On the Inglisville Road we noticed carpets of the yellow flowers of Coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara). A true sign of Spring.