ETERNAL PEACE

Over the last few nights Deborah, dog and I walked parts of three short trails.

NOBLETON
Nobleton marks the westernmost reach of the Carrying Place. From there it moves eastward toward Weston Road. Saturday night we walked through a quiet Nobleton neighbourhood for about 2kms. Such large homes yet no one seemed home - but for a trio of young adults quietly chatting by a pool. Were they all at the cottage? Zephyr disappointed a smaller local dog barking non-stop through the chain link fence that separated us but "Z" just did not want to play. She is so goal oriented!

KING CITY TRAIL
Simcoe Day took us to the Humber River - which by the time it reaches King City is not much more than a ditch beside the road. This is east of where the Carrying Place trail was but with street parking available at various points of access, we gave it a go. The King City Trail is very well marked: at every intersection a sign showing where you are in relation to the rest. It was a bit buggy in the early evening so we only took in about 2 kms. On the way back we discovered a large three bedroom house that had been sold in King - later we found out it was listed for just about what a much smaller place was listed for near us.

TOM TAYLOR TRAIL (named for a former mayor)
From there we drove to the head of the Rouge end of the Carrying Place Trail, to Newmarket along the Tom Taylor Trail. The 2.6 kms walk from the municipal building to the base of Fairy Lake and back was the most civilized of our outings. Paved sidewalks - watch out for speeding bikes - but when the street lamps go on - magical. On the way back from Fairy Lake we took the bike-less boardwalk to the east of the water and were privileged to feel the wings of a great heron glide right by us as it headed for the calm waters.

ETERNAL PEACE
A surprise greeted us at the end of our walk heading for the car: an Inukshuk and a statue by Sculptor Brett Davis entitled "Eternal Peace". Google "Eternal Peace" and "Newmarket" to see the one piece stone sculpture of what seems to be a mother raising a child high, each peering in wonder at the other. Is it Mary lifting Jesus high? Perhaps? Who's to say - but the Peace of all Peace be yours today.