Photo of the Week 2013-05-27

Daylight comes early this time of year and allows me the opportunity to trade the treadmill for an outdoor trail with my camera on some morning walks. Early morning is a calm time, the pace of life is still relaxed, the calm before the storm.

One morning last week, I chose to walk the trails of the Guelph Arboretum in the soft light early morning with an added bonus of a slight mist wafting over the grounds. Wandering along moist forest trails and across open fields of grass laden with dew, I decided to chance the trails of Victoria Woods and the waiting hordes ...

reflection under spring maple

... with just enough deet applied to keep them at bay. I can certainly confirm that mosquito season has arrived in Southern Ontario. Arm yourself with your choice of deet laden repellent or run for cover.

DJE