Fintry – Shorts Creek Waters Subsiding 

I was happy to see during my walk today (May 15, 2017) the waters have subsided along Shorts Creek.  At the same time there is concern with the lake levels rising.  There is little beach to be seen right now and a brown sludge can be spotted from a distance as the creek meets the lake.  There has been a terrific amount of debris brought down by the rushing waters, some of which has sadly ended up in the lake.  

Shorts Creek – Debris Remaining from Rushing Waters

I haven’t had an opportunity to get up to the waterfall but my husband managed to capture a rainbow across the canyon on his hike up there over the weekend.   

Meanwhile Fintry Provincial park has come alive with green foliage and flora.  I have never seen it so lush.  Plenty of lilacs in bloom, mahonia (oregon grape) and saskatoon serviceberry.   The wild lupine and penstemon will shortly be blooming which I am sure I will capture on another day.  

In the meantime I am keeping a close eye on the weather as this state of calm can change at any moment.