Marije and I spent this beautiful June day on the trail, we haven’t had a lot of sunny days yet so we made the most of this one, walking from Torbay to Flatrock and back again over Father Troy’s Trail. Along the way we saw many June specialties, such as young birds, young squirrels and young whales, also lots of bugs and wildflowers.
Let’s start the images off with a weird orange ball:
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The June 17th 2012 sun – as seen from Torbay
I shot this wondrous image with my recently acquired solar filter, you can see a few sunspots on the right side of the sun, just for your information: those things are bigger than our entire planet.
The next image is more down to earth, it’s Marije on the trail:
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Marije walks into a great day – Father Troy’s Trail
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Marije climbs up the Church Cove Loop – Father Troy’s Trail
On the Beamer we saw lots of bugs, among them these two copper green beetles, they were enjoying the day in their very own way:
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Colourful beetles – Father Troy’s Trail
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Marije watching whales – Father Troy’s Trail
Here’s one of the many squirrels we saw today. So cute:
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Young red squirrel – Father Troy’s Trail
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Blossoms everywhere – Father Troy’s Trail
The whales were pretty far off in most places we looked for them, with the exception of Torbay itself. Both on the way in and out we had excellent views of a big humpback close to Tappers Cove:
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Humpback in downtown Torbay – Father Troy’s Trail
After the hike we enjoyed a lovely dinner and when we returned from that, we saw a bright light move through the sky to our north, it was the International Space Station! A splendid sight like that was the perfect end to a day like today.
Nice pictures from a nice and sunny day.
Thanks Edwin, we had a great time 🙂
WOW…….that filter makes for some amzing shots…..can hardly get a handle on how huge the sun actually is………Also, great close-ups from the trail itself. Wonderful to see the whales again.
I agree the solar filter is great, and to me the sun is an attractive subject. I also have a pair of stronger solar filters that fit neatly over my binoculars so I can look straight into the sun to see if anything interesting is happening before I set up the camera. Works like a charm!
Thanks so much for your blog about Newfoundland and the East Coast Trail- I am so glad I stumbled upon it before our trip. The photographs and trail descriptions were so helpful and really whetted our appetite for hiking on the Rock. Our visit in early June was fantastic- we can’t wait to return. Thanks again!
Hello Norma, you are very welcome, and thanks for leaving a message 🙂