Lake Nipissing

This is a Photoshop "stitched" panorama photo of 6 photos I took yesterday afternoon at Lake Nipissing's waterfront,, looking west, on Memorial Drive, North Bay.  The horizon looks accurate, but the shoreline is a bit bowed because of the "stitching."  Due to the East wind, the ice has been blown across the lake, but it should be ice free by now or will be relatively soon.

Ice Melting

Slowly, slowly the ice is melting.

Clouds

Interesting cloud formations rolling across the lake the other day.

CF-104s

Here's an oldie --> CF-104s of 439 Tiger Reconnaissance Squadron at CFB Lahr, Germany, 1970

Viceroy Cottage

Most of the buildings on Trout Lake are year round houses.  This cottage on our road, Viceroy Road, is one of the few seasonal cottages around.

Flask

Now this is a badass flask, 128 oz.

Recording Studio

I was at Andy McClelland's recording studio on Wednesday night laying down a vocal track on a Bluegrass version of my song Dark Side of Dusk.  Steve Morin was also there doing the same for his song 1 Shot Joe.  This is a photo of Andy and Steve in the "captain's chair" listening to a playback of 1 Shot Joe - great fun!

West

Looking west along the CP Rail from North Bay.

Miller Block

The Miller Block apartment building, built in the 1920s, at the corner of Sherbroke and First in North Bay.

Lahr Reunion Team and Hooters 2017

The Lahr Reunion Team and Hooters were in lovely Kemptville this past weekend for the 21st time to participate in the Kemptville Hockey Tournament.  This year we were entered in the Ultra Classic Division which meant we're getting seriously old to play hockey.  As usual, an excellent time was had by all.

Ice Dams

A lot of older homes have ice dam buildups on their roofs at this time of year.  It's a pretty good indication of where there is a lack of insulation.  If one were thinking of buying an older home, it may be a good idea to do a preliminary look at houses at this time of year and note the ones with ice dam problems.

Beer

Here are a few samples of the beer on the shelves from the previous post.

Beer Collectiom

Tony has over 4,000 full unopened bottles of Canadian beer in his collection.  His basement is full.  The oldest bottle is an 80 year old Molson Export.

Fake Believe Land

Check this video out of a song I made up and recorded last week - a bit of a jab at the south of the border politics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm3sLNIxlHs&t=3s

Guitars

Here are a few of the instruments at the studio I was in earlier this week.

Lake Nipissing Sunset Feb.3, 2017

Here is the sunset over Lake Nipissing yesterday afternoon.  It's really nice to see the sun in the sky longer and to see it set closer to the west (the right) each day.

Old Bridge Grafftti

Noticed this graffiti on the old bridge over Chippewa Creek near Lake Nipissing waterfront on the weekend during our stroll, amble, saunter walkabout.

Lake Nipissing

Some ice shacks visible on Lake Nipissing through the mist.

2017

Here's a view of Trout Lake on Jan.1, 2017

Happy New Year!

Sunset

Late fall sunset over the entrance to One Mile Bay on Trout Lake.

Hello

Old phone booth, minus glass, on the main business street of Merrickville, ON, in front of the Goose and Gridiron.

'47 Dodge

'47 Dodge, sitting the long wait for a "tune up."

'47 Dodge

This is the front "logo" of a 1947 Dodge.

Fluid Drive

Fluid Drive on the rear bumper of a '47 Dodge, as seen just outside Merrickville.

Mid-November Cloud Reflections

It's a beauty day today, so I went for a paddle along the lake shore. It was quite warm and very still, and I even heard a few late-leaving loons calling.

It's Closing Time

Leonard Cohen 1934-2016  RIP


It's Closing Time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP7pN_3_JQI&sns=fb

Fungi

I'm not sure what type of mushrooms these are, but they look interesting.

Leaf Litter

Nothing like freshly fallen leaves on the trails.

Fall Colours

I took this looking east down Four Mile Bay of Trout Lake last week after I took the Fortuitous out of the water for the season.

Poonamalie

It was a misty morning at the Poonamalie Lock on the Rideau River.

Rideau River Panorama

This is a panorama photo of the Rideau River looking downstream a few kilometers from Smiths Falls.

Rideau Canal

This is the part of the Rideau Canal that leads upriver to the Poonamalie Lock at the beginning of Rideau Lake.  We spent 4 days cruising the system from Merrickville up to the end of Big Rideau Lake and back - Fabulous excursion!

Black Snake Root

This late summer bloomer, Black Snake Root, sure attracts the bees, who, I'm sure, are ecstatic as there are few flowers in bloom this time of year.

Lake Shore Grasses

These lake shore grasses look like stalks of gold.

Float Plane

Here's the float plane I was on from which I took the pictures posted below.  She's a 50 year old beauty.

Lake Nipissing

Here's a view from our float plane flight the other day of Lake Nipissing looking west towards the Manitou Islands and the French River.

Trout Lake

I went for a float plane flight yesterday afternoon with Butcher Brophey.  We flew over the city for a bit and then flew east over Trout Lake and down the Mattawa River system.  This a view looking east over Trout Lake.

Blue Flag

I love these flowers, and, unfortunately, so do the deer.

Summer Dock

It's been a fabulous summer for spending time on the dock and in the water - sure hope it continues for much longer.

French River Morning

What a beautiful view to wake up to, from our Upper French River canoe/kayak trip in June.

French River Sunset

Sunset on the French River June 28, 2016 - another great canoe trip with Freight Train and the Butcher.

Full Moon

Full moon over Trout Lake on the Summer Solstice.

Beaver Pond

This beaver pond is just above Lake Mazinaw near Bon Echo Provincial Park.

Coolest VW

This car is in great shape, at least on the outside, parked in the "6".

Blue Jays Win

A great afternoon with these guys watching the Blue Jays come back and win over the Red Sox.

Stompin' Tom

This is, I'm pretty sure, a statue of Stompin' Tom in front of the Sudbury Arena.  There is no name attached to it, but the board the statue is stompin' is a give away.