Icy End of March

Geese pointing into the wind on the Belleville shore of the Bay of Quinte,
March 30 2023

Mallards, grateful for their down jackets,
South Foster Park, by the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail, Belleville

Synchronized snoozing;
Canada geese by the old Bakelite Plant, Belleville

When the weather’s bad, the only thing there is to do in Belleville is eat, but you have to drive forty kilometres out of town to find a decent meal.

 

So, we had lunch on Wednesday in Napanee at a place called Spuds, a throwback diner where everything - the menu, the staff, the clientele - is vintage 1950's and 60's. We had supper on Thursday in Bloomfield at Flame & Smith. The chef's table* was spectacular, but the cocktails were a bit of a dud.  We drove all the way to Madoc on Friday for lunch at the Iron Rooster, a better than you might think biker bar, with a real life display of classic 'cycles.  

 

Between those meals, on cold, windy days, I took a lot of blurry, focused-on-the-wrong-thing photos of waterfowl and whitecaps. 

Brrr.

Thanks for reading!

Karen

1953 Vincent Rapide C

*Starter: charcuterie. Appetizer: yellow pea fritters with tzatziki; cod croquettes with tartar sauce. First course: roasted mushroom salad, ceviche and home-made corn chips, escargots. Main: Flame broiled Tomahawk steak with blue cheese butter. Dessert: dulce de leche banana pie and chocolate cake.