Julia McKay - Photojournalist: April 2016

I'm not a big fan of April fools so I decided to hold off and post this after the foolish day.

Things to look forward to in April:
- The S U N -I just looked out and it's still snowing
- Girl guide overnight trip to the Aquatarium in Brockville
- The return of ORPHAN BLACK - yeah season four
- My favourite 11-year-old's birthday party (the 18th)
- and more.....

April 01, 2016 - Grade 2 student Taila Paz-Provizor tries to decide of she wants to move her piece during one of the morning games at the Southwest Limestone Chess tournament in Kingston, Ont. on Friday April 1, 2016. The annual tournament had more than 200 Grade 1 to 8 students, from seven different schools, compete in the day long chess tournament, with the top 25% moving on to the Eastern Ontario Chess Challenge at the Frontenac Mall this Sunday.

*EXTRA* April 01, 2016 - Matthew Fraser, grade 8 students from Lancaster Drive Public Schools chess club, looks worried after his opponent makes their move during one of the morning games at the Southwest Limestone Chess tournament i

April 02, 2016 - Garth Brooks at the Canadian Tire Centre on the 2nd night in Ottawa on his World Tour

*EXTRA* April 02, 2016 - Just about to go in to see Garth Brooks at the Canadian Tire Centre on the 2nd night in Ottawa on his World Tour

*EXTRA* April 02, 2016 - Fans in cowboy hats and plaid at the Garth Brooks concert at the Canadian Tire Centre on the 2nd night in Ottawa on his World Tour

*EXTRA* April 02, 2016 - Garth Brooks at the Canadian Tire Centre on the 2nd night in Ottawa on his World Tour

April 03, 2016 - Chloe caught mid-lick

*EXTRA* April 03, 2016 - Finding Dory goldfish crackers

April 04, 2016 - Gord Taylor, Tri-board Student Transportation Services chief executive officer, stands in front of a map that outlines the entire service area that the Tri-boards 600 buses cover for the 30,000 student in three school boards, in the busing company office Napanee, On.

*EXTRA* April 04, 2016 - golden hour in the front garden

April 05, 2016 - I almost stepped on it

*EXTRA* April 05, 2016 - misleading stick

April 06, 2016 - Baking judge Joanna Malan, centre, watches over two of the seven students in competition, Andrew Burnie, from Sydenham High School, and Lyndsey Strutters, from Loyalist Collegiate, during the bakery event of the Limestone Skills Competition, held at Bayridge Secondary School

*EXTRA* April 06, 2016 - A team of four students from The Prince Charles Public School work on designing the blades, as well as determining the final number they will use on their wind turbine, as part of the Elementary Green Energy Challenge event at the Limestone Skills Competition at St. Lawrence College

*EXTRA* April 06, 2016 - SNOW??? really???

April 07, 2016 - Holy Name Catholic School Grade 1/2 students perform nursery rhymes to Baby Adelaide and her parents during the family's monthly visit with students as part of the Roots of Empathy program in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday April 7, 2016. The students get monthly visits from the baby and her parents to help teach them about milestones, caring and creating a connection with others.

*EXTRA* April 07, 2016 - Holy Name Catholic School Grade 1/2 students Sydney Willing,left, Adria Vince, Summer Vallier, Caelyn Duffy wave goodbye to Baby Adelaide at the end of their monthly visit with family as part of the Roots of Empathy program

*EXTRA* April 07, 2016 - Holy Name Catholic School kindergarten students spend some quality time with Baby Noah, and his mother, during the family's monthly visit with students as part of the Roots of Empathy program

April 08, 2016 - Starfish, brittle stars, moon slugs and more in the touch tank at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

*EXTRA* April 08, 2016 - one of the deep sea tanks at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum

April 09, 2016 - Getting to handle a brittle star in the touch tank at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

*EXTRA* April 09, 2016 - The high ropes course and the HMS Ontario at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

*EXTRA* April 09, 2016 - One of the three otters living at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

*EXTRA* April 09, 2016 - I slept beside the fishes at the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

April 10, 2016 - a souvenir from the Aquatarium in Brockville. My girl guide unit was the first to sleep over in the museum.

April 11, 2016 - she loves to drink from the tap, but only in the basement washroom

April 12, 2016 - confusing skies, sunny or scary depending on which way you looked

*EXTRA* April 12, 2016 - Marie Riviera Dragons coach Chantale Consigny poses for a photo with the top seven senior badminton players from the local french catholic secondary school in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday April 12, 2016. The seven players now head to Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association finals in Casselman, ON

April 13, 2016 - Catarina Macedo, ACFOMI job developer, left and Carey Bidtnes, Kingston Economic Development Corporation business development officer, coordinate the second of five recruitment information session for Frulact Group's first Canadian facility in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday April 13, 2016. These sessions are coordinated by ACFOMI Employment centre, in association with Kingston Economic Development Corporation. The Portuguese fruit-processing plant is set to open November 2016

April 14, 2016 - The hard work from the students in the Guitar Building Focus Program is gracing the cover of the Lee Valley Spring 2016 catalogue. Teacher Gary Pattenden, left, seen here with students Antoine Mercier and Noah Garofalo on Thursday April 14, 2016, show off two different styles of guitars completed during the fall semester at Kingston Collegiate in Kingston, Ont.. The students will be showing off their work at a demonstrations in the Lee Valley Kingston store from April 21 to 24.

*EXTRA* April 14, 2016 - wood, water and sun

April 15, 2016 - Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala speaks to protestors outside her office in Kingston, Ont. on Friday April 15, 2016. The province wide protests are the result of the Ontario Liberals recent announcement of changes to the programs available to families with autistic children.

April 16, 2016 - Mom's first flower and it's not even growing inside the garden, just outside the fence

April 17, 2016 - nose boop

April 18, 2016 - A mother raccoon climbs down from a tree, with the Frontenac County Court House seen in the distance, to scavenge for food in city park in Kingston

*EXTRA* April 18, 2016 - A mother raccoon scavenges for food in city park while people play ball, soccer and toss a frisbee around on the other side of Bagot Street in Kingston

April 19, 2016 - The Food Sharing Project, a non-profit organization, provides healthy food to 135 school breakfast, lunch and snack programs in 95 schools in the Limestone District and Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District school boards.

April 20, 2016 - Enjoying Kingston's waterfront

April 21, 2016 - The 23 students in Murray Dee's Grade 6 class at Rideau Heights Public School are on a journey of environmental discovery, since November, in trying to answer the question - How can we improve our relationship with nature by building our knowledge as a community? The class is now working on ways to present their findings and calls to action to the community in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday April 21, 2016.

April 22, 2016 - Courtney Mahoney, front left, and Susie Ralph, seen here with Ryan Clement and Al Ranking in the Theatre Complete workroom on Friday, April 22, 2016, are organizing a Theatre Complete Reunion to be held during the Queen Elizabeth Collegiate closing event weekend on June 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Theatre Complete was one of the original five county programs and is now celebrating it's 26 year.

April 23, 2016 - Another bottle drive with the Girl Guides - it helps pay for some awesome camps

April 24, 2016 - 1Block Puzzle fun - I'm addicted

*EXTRA* April 24, 2016 - 1Block Puzzle fun - I'm addicted

April 25, 2016 - The buds of May

April 26, 2016 - Representatives from the Kingston Community Health Centres(KCHC), KFL&A Public Health gather at the Healthy Smiles Ontario announcement made by Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala at the KCHC Weller Avenue location in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday April 26, 2016. The changes to the program combines 6 programs to give children from low-income families access to free dental care.

*EXTRA* April 26, 2016 - smash booking Girl Guide memories

April 27, 2016 - Miqa and Bella

*EXTRA* April 27, 2016 - classic Ki head tilt

April 28, 2016 - Mowat the night before the big move

*EXTRA* April 28, 2016 - Damon the night before the big move

*EXTRA* April 28, 2016 - Newton the night before the big move

April 29, 2016 - Quincy Emmons, FireRein president and CEO, demonstrates how quickly the company's new gel additive, Eco-Gel, can put out a heptane fire and not re-ignite during a demonstration at the Loyalist Township Emergency Services Fire Training Centre in Odessa, Ont. on Friday April 29, 2016. Students from St. Lawrence College competed scientific testing comparing the Eco-Gel to standard water and other fire suppression products on the market.