The last day of the mid-January thaw

Mid-January Thaw

Last night as the weather changed, causing the winds to pick up and the temperature to climb up from -19C to close to the freezing point, there was a loud rolling crack out on the lake ice. This morning there was a large pressure crack open about 200 feet from shore. The crack is up to 15 feet wide in places, and it may get bigger as the temperature will hover around 0C for the next couple of days.

Fish eye lens view over the deck

A preview for a coming event.

Day 2 of 2013.  Day 1 was pretty darn good.

Happy New Year!

Making the rink

More fun and games at the "Compound"

Christmas Dinner

Merry Christmas to all from Trout Lake!

Taken on a pre-winter storm walk before "pool night" in Merrickville.

We had a great time with Brock Zeman at the Fox and Fiddle last week!

This is normally a clear view to the lake; however, the snow is all there is to see.

I'm not too sure if this would pass the electrical safety inspection.

The Don Valley Brickworks

And, of course, what's a trip to Toronto without some gazing skyward at the growth of the towers.

I love the architecture of the University of Toronto buildings.  And in a lot of the structures there are some "hidden gems."  These two sculptures are on either side of the doorway in the first photo.

Toronto Fire Station 131, just off Yonge Street, north of Bloor, but back in 1911 when it was built, it was Fire Station No. 24.

Often the interesting part of a tree is what is usually below the ground.