Old Homestead

This is all that's left from an old homestead near Merrickville and the Rideau River. This homestead is about 200 years old, and all that remains is some crumbled foundation under the grass, this pump and a number of fruit trees that were around the old farmhouse. Time marches on.

Spring Trees

We took the SS Shagwell on its first cruise of the season yesterday. It was a marvelous spring day on the water. The trees are all starting to show their own versions of green.

Duchesney Falls video

Roar, fast flowing creek.

Duchesney Falls

I went for a walk yesterday up the Duchesney Falls. Though, the flow is down from its highest, the water is still moving like crazy.

Red Squirrel

We've got lots of red squirrels, and they are quite entertaining.

Lavasse River

This is near the mouth of the Lavasse River where it empties into Lake Nipissing, where Champlain and the fur traders/voyageurs plied their trade hundreds of years ago. Not much voageuring going on today as the ice is still pretty thick.

April Fools

It's April Fools Day, and the joke is it's still winter!

Woodpecker holes

The pileated woodpecker was busy this winter on this hemlock tree. It looked and still looks healthy to me, holes notwithstanding.

Deer Meeting

The deer were holding a gathering in front of our place yesterday evening. There were 16 deer in the herd. They spent the night cavorting out there as the huge number of tracks suggest.

Cold Day on the Lake

The view down our lake to the east on Family Day.

And Still Waiting ...

11 days of the past 2 weeks with night time temperatures of -30C or lower. I can't wait for the end of the winter!

More Waiting

This pretty much sums up the winter. It will be a while before we are canoeing on the lake.

Waiting

Waiting patiently for summer.

Ice Candles

Started making 2019 ice candles this week, 4 good ones and 2 soso that 1/2 broke as I was chiseling them.

Winter on Viceroy

This photo is from a few years ago, but it's pretty much how it looks today - lots of snow and -25C.

Merry Christmas!

CD for sale - Nobody Cares

I know nobody cares, but this past winter and spring I was in the studio and recorded this CD of 12 original songs. The CD is now ready for sale. If you'd like a copy, let me know in the comments section.

No Ice

While most if not all area lakes are frozen over, the lake in front of our place still has a lot of open water, almost 2km of it.

Mazda

No, this isn't a photo from a war zone. It's the result of an electrical fire in North Bay. The driver was lucky to escape as he had to pull over due to the fire.

Fall Field

This is an image of the field next to Bill's place in Grey County just prior to the snow deluge.