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.

Grey County Farm Snow

And then the snow streamers from Georgian Bay moved in. This photo captures the start of the onslaught.

Grey County Getaway

The Ice Marshall and I spent the past couple of days with BillT at his retreat in Grey County near Ayton - off the grid, no electricity or water, but a boatload of fun. Here's a photo of the farm house before the snow streamers from Georgian Bay moved in.

Colours

Lots of fall colours a couple weeks ago in the 'hood.' Not so now, with most of the leaves down; it is Fell now.

Tamarac

Oh Tamarac tree, oh Tamarac tree ... I love the yellow gold of the Tamarac tree at this time of year, after all the hardwood trees have shed their leaves.

Flat Hill

I'm not sure if a hill that has a flat top has a name. This one on Four Mile Bay looks like the top has been sheared of at one time, maybe by a retreating glacier at the end of the ice age.

Autumn = Fall

I think it's pretty apparent why we call this season Fall, not Autumn. A season to be followed by the season called Fell.

Red

Red, orange, yellow - now all brown or gone.

Lane

This is a view up our lane from our house, but there are more leaves on the ground due to the winds.

Viceroy Autumn

The start, last week, of the fall colours on our road, Viceroy.

Four Mile Bay Evening

Here is an evening photo looking across Four Mile Bay of Trout Lake.

New Liskard

A view from a friend's farm near New Liskard, ON.

Sagging Barn

This old barn near Astorville has seen better days, but it still has some life left in it.

Normal School, Stratford, ON

Very cool seeing this in Stratford. Ours in North Bay has been incorporated into a modern government building.

St. Clair Bridge

This is the west side under the St. Claire bridge near Yonge street in Toronto.

Ravine

This is a steep ravine with creek flowing in downtown Toronto near the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and St. Clair.

Clouds

There was lots of drama in the air this past week due to the fires and smoke from Parry Sound 33. Here's a shot over Trout Lake on July 27 before the smoke started to invade us.

Trout Lake Chairs

Now here's the spot to be in our heat wave.

Canada Day

Happy 151 Canada!

Summer Sky

It's really summer, and the summer sky is reflecting promise.

French River

This is a view from the beginning of the French River looking at Lake Nipissing. Lake Nipissing is the next biggest lake in Ontario after the Great Lakes. Its average depth is around 20 feet; although, there are many deeper areas. The French River is quite deep in some of its main channels measuring up to 330 feet in places. After the last ice age an incredible amount of water flowed through this area.

Tree Pollen

There sure is an abundance of tree pollen in our area this summer. It looks pretty dramatic on the water as opposed to how much of a nuisance it is on everything else; it's able to do what mosquitoes and other bugs can't do - pass through screens.

Four Mile Bay Sunset

It was a beautiful evening on Four Mile Bay yesterday, and it was a great Whiskey night aboard the "Fun Ship."

Clouds

Cool cloud formation seen as we were driving home on Highway 11 on Sunday afternoon.

Four Mile Bay

The view down Four Mile Bay from Zenadu

Lake Nipissing May 9, 2018

This is a view of Lake Nipissing on May 9 with ice still on the lake. The lake was declared ice free yesterday May 16, 2018.

Red Pine

There was enough open water yesterday to take the canoe for a shoreline paddle. The wind was up, so it was much nicer in the sheltered bay.

Lake ice and Rain

Our lake is still far from being ice free.  Today's rainfall may help the melt.

Frozen Lake

The ice will be on Trout Lake for a while yet!

Slow Melt

There is still a lot of snow in the bush.

Humboldt Broncos

Very sad indeed

Women's World Curling Championships North Bay 2018

Had a great time this morning watching Korea-Italy, China-Japan, Scotland-Germany and Canada-Denmark at the Women's World Curling Championship here in North Bay.Very entertaining and well organized!

Northshore Road Ice

It's that time of year again - the higher sun starts melting the snow and ice on south exposed rock faces.

Easter Cactus

Our Christmas Cactus is blooming - it must be an Easter Cactus.

Lahr Reunion Team and Hooters #22 March 3, 2018

What a great crew!

1st Annual Shotski Festival

 We had our 1st Annual Shotski Festival on Saturday on Four Mile Bay of Trout Lake. Lots of curling, laughs and good times were had by all.

 Here the boys are right in to the winter vodka shotski - Skol!

Warm fire on the lake and lots of ice candles to light the way.

Ice Candles

The weather is perfect for making ice candles, so that's what I'm doing leading up to our first annual Shotski Festival on Trout Lake this coming Saturday. I'm hoping to have in excess of 25 of theses babies ready by then as well as a few Swedish candles.

Oblivion

I took this photo in the late 70s somewhere on the highway between Sturgeon Falls and Field. Note the moose head on the wall on the right and the Oblivion sign above the doorway. I wonder if it's still standing.

Trees

The moss on these trees on Sunny's and my bush trail is not on the north side of the trees - here the moss is on the south side of the trees.

Ice Candle

Here's one of a dozen ice candles I made recently. Hope they don't melt too much this weekend during our January thaw.

Cold and snow

Winter here in the near North