Not Quite a Man Cave

It's a bit crowded in the workshop - but you do make do with what you have.

Wild Turkeys

Wild turkeys in Eastern Ontario - how many can you see?

Return of the Cold

After a weekend of 3 days in a row of daily 2 hour snowblowing, we're going back in the deep freeze for most of the next few weeks.  I'm not sure which I dislike more - warmer temperatures and lots of snow or clear, sunny fricking freezing weather.

Abandoned Farm

This is an abandoned farm just outside Kemptville, ON.  It doesn't take long for nature to take over from man.

Snowshoeing in the Backyard

It was a great afternoon for Sunny and me to go snowshoeing in the backyard.

Snowshoeing

My grandfather Vic, on the right, with 2 of his brothers all bundled up for some snowshoeing.  I wonder if the temperatue was as cold as it was yesterday.  Nice socks, Grandad.

Sledding

It's that time of year again ... repairing the sled so you can drive it a while to repair it again, repeat.

Snow

It's definitely winter here at the lake.  More snow is expected overnight, and then we will go into a deep freeze for quite a few days with temperatures dipping to -36C at night.

Merry Christmas!

Ice Candles

The Ice Candle "Factory" is back in business.

COLD!

It's difficult to take a picture of cold, but here's an attempt.

Cruisin' in Havana

Cruisin' in a Ford in Havana, Cuba.

East Central Cuba

Here's a "modern" farm vehicle in the east central part of Cuba.

Banyon Tree, Cuba

This picture is for the UC - a Banyon tree in Havana, Cuba.  These are fabulous looking trees.

Ice On

This is just a quick snap with my iPhone of the newly formed ice on Trout Lake.  I'm not too impressed as it's at least 8-10 days earlier than normal, and it's -20C outside and going to get colder.  I know global climate change is a reality, I just thought it meant we would be getting warmer, not colder. 

Three Generations

Grand-daughter, Daughter and Mom.

One Mile Bay

One Mile Bay on Trout Lake is starting to freeze up; a bit early as far as I'm concerned.

CNR, North Bay

This CNR light standard stood on the CNR line that used to run through North Bay.

Key West, Fla

I sure would rather be down near this house or somewhere similar this winter than up here in the frozen north.

Skinny House

Skinny house, somewhere in North Bay

Havana, Cuba

On a nasty blustery day here in the mid-north, I decided to post a photo from one of our Cuba trips.  This was taken on the edge of Havana's downtown looking north towards the Caribean Sea.

Watch this 9/11 video

This video is a must see.  I've always believed 9/11 was more than it seemed.  The video describes how a lot of the official explanation of the collapse of the twin towers and tower 7 was a bunch of hoo-ee, or in other words, a load of crap.  See for your self:

http://topinfopost.com/2013/07/03/911-explosive-evidence-experts-speak-out

Mid-Autumn, Trout Lake

Here's another view across Trout Lake this past weekend during our first snowfall.

Trout Lake Snow

Saturday snowfall over Trout Lake.

First Snowfall

The first snowfall of the season as seen at Mr. P's "yard."

Workshop

Here it is ... Command Central.

X

X marks the spot, not sure why.

Mail Boxes

Here are a few of the mailboxes in the "hood."

French River

A typical scene along the French River.

RR Crossing

RR Crossing at North Himsworth.

One Mile Bay

This is One Mile Bay yesterday just before we hauled out Walpole's boat for the season.  It looks way worse today as it's snowing and raining and really windy.  It should be fun today taking out the 3 docks that are on the schedule!

Dock Out

This is the dock removal a couple of years ago.  We'll be doing this again this weekend.  I sure hope we get a similar sized crew this year.

Fall

All the leaves are down.

Dream Catcher

Now here's a great Dream Catcher.  It's about 3 feet in diameter and hangs from a pine tree at the Screaming Heads farm on Midlothian Road in Burks Falls, ON.
 

"Hanson Brothers"

An early "Hanson Brothers" photo.

Trout Lake Sunset, Oct. 9, 2013

I took these sunset photos last night with my iPhone before we settled in to watch the "after sunset" meteor shower.  The meteor shower was a bust - not even a drizzle - but the sunset was spectacular.  The photos have not been enhanced in any way.  They are raw from the iPhone.  The only thing I did was re-size them.

Crab Apples

It's that time of year again ... all the wild crab apples fall off the trees.

Cessna

The "control room" of a 1950s Cessna.

Midlothian Ridge Screaming Heads

Here are a few more of the "sculptures" of Screaming Heads at Midlothian Ridge.

Early Autumn, Trout Lake

I had Photoshop Elements stitch together 3 photos from my iPhone, after I played with them with Camera Plus.