We knew the Île d'Orléans would be beautiful in Fall, and it was. There's basically only the one road around the island, with many intriguing glimpses of little wooded areas that would be so pretty to go off and explore (probably all private property)—but luckily there was a small public trail that looked promising. I'd been hoping we'd find somewhere to walk down through all the trees you can see growing on the hills (banks?) that slope down to the river. It was nice because we got to walk through the forest and also through a sort of marshland.
There was a little art installation at the top, a trail of shadow boxes all featuring shoes in some way…a shoe like antlers on someone's head. A shoe painted with birds. And so on. (Art installations are weird.) And there was this statue of the guy this place is named after, Félix Leclerc. I think he was a Québecois musician.
Sam administering some consequences to a misbehaving child
The leaves were so deep on the trail!
A hooded Malachi
He always finds a stick
Crossing a little stream
A box to play in
Chortling on a mossy rock
I love how well-hidden this stream is under the leaves…only the glint of reflected sky gives it away as water!
Airplane-Gus
Airplane-Gus + a piggyback ride
I love these mossy rocks so much!
Teeny-tiny ferns on the moss
Tiny people
Also with a stick
A glimpse of the other shore
Back through the little marsh
In case you would like to know what Clementine is doing with her face…
…it is this.
There was a great picnic spot across the road after we walked. You can see the river and the bridge. It was a chilly but beautiful hike and picnic on the island!
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