Trout Lake

Early evening on Trout Lake.

Wood Shed

This is our wood/drive shed I built using cedar poles, from the Ottawa Valley ice storm, as 2x4s and 4x4s.  The exterior is rough spruce from concrete forms, and the doors are cedar fence slats.

Pre-Storm Dock

Our dock just before a recent storm.

Sunny

Sunny drops the ball in the lake because we're too slow to toss it for her.

Lake Nipissing

Lake Nipissing on Friday after the storm rolled through the area.

Four Mile Bay bay

A small bay on Four Mile Bay.

Ottawa River

 These are views from Thorn, ON, on the Ottawa River looking downstream.

There are hundreds of old stumps in the Ottawa River.

Rose

It's not big, about the size of a looney, but this rose is one of the very few in our gardens that the deer haven't eaten.

Dock

Old boat (Fortuitous, '87 Tempest), old dock ('99), old tire (Firestone '82), new photo (07/13/13).

Painted Turtle

While we were fishing last week, Killer caught this painted turtle using a hook and worm.  Fortunately for the little guy, the hook was easily removed, and he was soon on his way.

Flag Chairs

These dock chairs staged as the Canadian flag look great.

Loons

A raft of Loons fishing.

Water Bomber

This bomber landed just off our dock the other day, then taxi-ed down the lake a bit and took off.

Ottawa River, Thorn, ON

This is a view along the Ottawa River near Thorn, ON, looking towards Temiskaming, PQ.

Wildflowers

Wildflowers on our path down to the lake.

Family Summer 2013

Family gathering July 4, 2013

Canada Day Weekend

Pickin' and a-grinnin' on Saturday night around the campfire.