Anti-vaxxers outside hospital

 There were about 200 people outside the local hospital protesting against vaccination mandates. In some places elsewhere in Canada the protestors blocked access to patients and staff. At a later protest, one person tested positive for Covid-19.

Cornwall Community Hospital, 840 McConnell Ave, Cornwall, Ontario

Moon and Venus over the mall

Moon and Venus over the mall. Looks like the moon is a bow and Venus is an arrow shot from it.

Gladiola Field

Gladiolas in a field near Sandbank Provincial Park, Bay of Quinte. The gladiola is named after the gladius sword used by Roman gladiators.

 

Perch spawning, early 2000s

Perch spawning near Loch Gary, Alexandria, Ontario

 

bald-faced hornet,

 bald-faced hornet,Dolichovespula maculata, out of focus, but I've never seen one before.

 

Octagon House, Hawkesbury, Ontario

  Octagonal House, Hawkesbury, Ontario, built sometime between 1860 and 1870. There was a small craze for building octagon houses at that time. I think this is made of concrete block.

Female ruby-throated hummingbird feeds from tiger lily.