Nine most popular photos from our Instagram in April

Every month, we share the work of local photographers from across the Kawarthas

By Jeannine Taylor -
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This photo of a fictitious kangaroo sanctuary near Millbrook was our top-viewed photo on Instagram in April. It was actually taken by photographer in Tasmania but, given the reaction from many of our readers to our April Fool's Day story, we think a kangaroo sanctuary in the Kawarthas is a winning idea. (Photo: Bernadette Camus, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary)
This photo of a fictitious kangaroo sanctuary near Millbrook was our top-viewed photo on Instagram in April. It was actually taken by photographer in Tasmania but, given the reaction from many of our readers to our April Fool's Day story, we think a kangaroo sanctuary in the Kawarthas is a winning idea. (Photo: Bernadette Camus, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary)

April is a month I usually love, but this April was the spring that never happened, with relentless cold and snow and the ice storm that kept us all inside for a full weekend. In cottage country, ice breakup was more than two weeks late, setting date records on some lakes. It was also the first time that I have ever snowshoed on the third week of April.

And yet the beauty of the Kawarthas still shone through on Instagram. We noticed that some photographers were even saying that they might miss the snow — but let’s say goodbye to snow for at least six months!

We started the month off with a bang with an April Fools’ Day story and lead photo about a fictitious kangaroo sanctuary near Millbrook that fooled many of our readers. Our managing editor is a prankster with a sense of humour and our readers are now on guard for next April.

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#1. Kawartha Kangaroos by kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow

This isn’t a photo from the Kawarthas, of course. It was taken by Bernadette Camus of the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania @bonorong. April Fool’s! Posted April 1, 2018. 8,835 views.

#2. Graffiti tribute to Gord Downie by Every Day in Catchacoma @every_day_in_catchacoma

A Kawarthas tribute to Gord Downie. We coinicidentally shared this photo six months to the day of Gord’s passing. Posted April 17, 2018. 7,786 views.

#3. Record Store Day and the closing of Moondance Records by kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow

Posted April 21, 2018. 6,175 views.

#4. Slow motion chickadee landing by Daniel Shaw @dthawed

Posted April 21, 2018. 6,034 views and 2,925 plays.

#5. Counting the days until summer by Barry Killen @theburleighridge_beareh

Posted April 16, 2018. 6,031 views.

#6. Cleaning up for Earth Day by kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow

Students from King George Public School in Peterborough organized a clean up of Armour Hill and Rube Brady Park in East City, in this photo provided to us by @ptbogreenup. Posted April 19, 2018. 5,663 views.

Around 100 students and staff from King George Public School in Peterborough organized a clean up of Armour Hill and Rube Brady Park in East City on April 5th. Many Earth Day cleanups are planned thought the City of Peterborough, including a city-wide annual cleanup, The Super Spring Cleanup hosted by Rotary Club of Peterborough on Saturday, April 21st at Confederation Park across from City Hall. Read more about Earth Day, local clean-up events, and what children think about polluting our environment in our story by Jenn McCallum and Danica Jarvis of @ptbogreenup in our Lifestyle & Family section at kawarthanow.com (link in bio). #earthday #earthday2018 #endplasticpollution #environment #peterborough #ptbo #ptbokawartha #ptbokawarthas #kawarthas #kawarthanow

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#7. Sunset on the tracks in Norwood by Tracy Wazny @tracy_wazny

Posted April 7, 2018. 5,571 views.

#8. Burleigh Falls 2017 by Paul Hudson @paul_hudson66

This photo by Paul Hudson was also part of his “Power of Peace” exhibit during the 2018 SPARK Photography Festival in Peterborough. Posted April 4, 2018. 5,567 views.

#9. Icy Warsaw by Travis Tedford @travistedford

Posted April 14, 2018. 5,364 views.

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