Yellow Canoe/Rural Thursday

 Tiny Marsh, Ontario

This year the water in this wetland is low - even for early August - but not too shallow for a canoe.

Enjoying a paddle through the lily pads and reeds

FYI: Tiny Marsh is not tiny. It takes its name from the township it's in, which you may have just guessed is called Tiny Township. No, the township isn't tiny either! Apparently a former lieutenant governor's dog was.  Yep, the township was named for someone's pet.

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Cultivated water LILY in a private pond

Here in Ontario, cultivated water LILIES need to be over-wintered indoors.

 Wild water lily

But fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) is hardy and native to Ontario. It can stay outdoors all winter, no problem.

Wild water lily

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