A Corridor of Fragrance!

We had gone to Greentree Nursery on this side of Collingwood to search for a Flowering Crab tree for our front yard, but no luck.  But on the way we noticed a lot of Lilacs in bloom along the Georgian Trail beside the little Craigleith Museum.  So we stopped on our way home to get a few pictures.

Here's a rare picture of yours truly on the path from the parking lot.

We headed east down the old railway bed, now the Georgian Trail, through this amazing 'corridor of fragrance'.   This is where trains brought the first skiers for Blue Mountains until 1984.

The purple and white agrant Lilacs were out in full bloom, and amazingly fragrant.

And here's a very rare picture of Mrs. F.G., emerging from the blossoms.

There were a few other flowers, but very few.  A Prairie Rose we think.

This is Angelica, similar in appearance to Queen Anne's Lace, and very similar to some other extremely poisonous plants like Water Hemlock.

Someone local has erected this Canadian flag to mark a sandy shoal that boaters should avoid.

There were so many blooms that locals were there picking some, as did we.  Now the smell of Lilacs wafts from the dining room table as I walk (ride) by.

Back down the corridor of blloms and on our way home.

But wait, there's a plaque about the Petun, the 'Tobacco Nation' (French nicknames) who lived nearby until 1650 - another story worth a future adventure.