Dock Dogs

Sunny and Jasper take a break, thankfully, on the dock.

Trout Lake Float Planes

Looks like a "His and Hers" set up.

Edge of Beaver Pond

The beavers were busy, and their efforts had caused the road to be under water, one of the reasons it's nice to have a truck, and this little pond was flourishing.

McConnell Lake

The Ice Marshal and I went for a little road trip to the McConnell Lakes area between North Bay and the Ottawa River to look for a needle in the haystack.  We didn't find the needle, but we had a swell time sight seeing in the bush.

Downtown Toronto Deer

While not as animate or footloose as the deer in our backyard, there are deer to be found in downtown Toronto.  These ones were spotted on the north side of Bloor Street between Church and Yonge.

Sunny

What a dog.

Four Mile Bay

The view across Four Mile Bay, North Bay, on Thursday evening.

Fog

Foggy conditions on Trout Lake this past Saturday afternoon.

Spring Chevy

I couldn't resist taking a photo of this '56 Chevy truck.  The bright yellow paint job looks great in a parking lot in spring - just like the first spring flowers in a garden, or dandelions in a lawn.

Ice Be Gone

This is the view of Trout Lake from yesterday - sans ice, finally.

Wall Sculpture

This anonymous face has weathered in "Arkansas," our garden shed.

Bridge Graffiti

I came across this graffiti underneath the bridge over Duchesnay Creek where the creek empties into Lake Nipissing.

Full Moon Over Trout Lake

This isn't the recent blood moon, and I'm not sure if it's even a blood moon, but it's a cool full moon photo I dredged up from the archives.

Frozen DR Downspout

Our Dominican Republic downspout is frozen over and needs quite a bit of heat to get back inaction.

Oxford Mills, ON

Here's a heritage house in Oxford Mills, ON.

The Brigadoon Restaurant, Oxford Mills, ON,

The Brigadoon is a beautiful heritage building in the little sleepy village of Oxford Mills, ON, halfway between Kemptville and Merrickville.

Rolphton, Ottawa River

I was down in "the Valley" on the weekend and took this photo en route.  This bridge spans the Ottawa River in Rolphton, ON, over the Rapids de Joachims leading to Quebec.

Punta Cana - not cold

It's so friggin' cold!!  I'd rather be in Punta Cana.

Winter

It does look nice outside in this cold February, but I'm pretty tired of it - bring on some heat!

Alligator

Only 1 alligator in the creek, according to the sign, must be a pet one.

Banyon Trees

I love banyon trees.  This old one in Naples, Florida, arches way over the road, and its trunks are enormous.  I know most trees reveal their age by the number of rings in their trunks, but how would one age a banyon tree? 

Beach Report

Alrighty then!

Drink

Drink - rather an appropriate sign to have in a bar, don't you think?  Bet it would never get the green light in Ontariario.

Old Time Florida Advertising

It's interesting, sometimes, what you see on the walls of washrooms around the world.

Pelicans

Here is a squadron of pelicans taking a a siesta break along the gulf coast in Naples.

Naples, Florida

Here's an aerial photo I took of a photo of Naples, Florida, in one of Naples oldest bars' washrooms.   The original photo was taken quite a long time ago; I'm not sure when.  There are no new $20million+ houses/mansions to be seen.

Winter Escape to Florida

 Alligator Alley in Florida, between Miami and Naples - as flat as the prairies.

I'm still curious as to the contents of this semi-trailer.

Christmas in Chicago

Here's a photo from Chicago's O'Hare airport on Dec. 27. They do it up well there.  Nothing like this going on at Pearson Airport in Toronto.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas All!

Nip Ice

Some nice Lake Nipissing shore ice sculpture.

Lake Nipissing Waterfront Ice

Here you can see the results of the wind pushing up the ice at the waterfront this week.

Lake Nipissing Waterfront

I went to the waterfront yesterday to take some photos of the ice that was built up after some strong winds.  These grasses are usually beaten down by snow and looked pretty cool in front of the trees on the beach.

Bush Poplars

 

Sunny and I went for a walk in the bush after the start of the snow we've had, but before we got really dumped on.  These naked poplar trees really stood out in the bush.

One Mile Bay Snow

I took this photo of One Mile Bay on Trout Lake yesterday morning after a day of wet snow that froze overnight.  I'm thinking this could well be our Christmas card this year.

Cottage Stairs

This will probably be the last photo of these stairs at the Mazinaw Lake cottage.  The new lumber to replace the deck is under the cabin waiting for spring and the re-decking project.

Cottage shelf

Small spaces/shelves at cottages can yield lots of neat stuff that some day may come in handy.

First "heavy" Frost

Yesterday morning we woke up to the first heavy frost of the season.  It was the first time I had to scrape ice off the windows of my truck.  This is a photo of the frost/ice patterns on the hood of my truck.

Last Boat Cruise of the Season

Tuesday was a beauty day on the lake, and a great weather day for the final cruise of the season on the Fortuitous.

Thanksgiving Weekend View Over the Lake

Thanksgiving Sunday was quite nice and also very nice for photographs.

Fall Colours on Trout Lake

Here is a view from our boat looking along the end of the road we live on - some pretty cool fall colours.

Birch Face

OK, who sees the face on this birch tree?

Evening Lakeside Fire

We had a great fire by the lake last evening!

Jewel of the North

The Jewel of the North golf course went bankrupt a few years ago.  Here is how one of the par 3 holes looks today.

Redbridge General Store

This is one of my favourite stores.  You can buy gas, milk, candy, lotto tickets, smokes, bread, some boxed and canned food products, pop, candy, hardware items (nails, screws, plumbing stuff etc), fishing tackle, bait, AND beer, some cold, and liquor and wine.  Only in Ontario, eh?  Meanwhile our provincial politicians keep telling us they are not going to permit beer and wine to be sold in grocery and corner stores because, since the government of our province acts like our  parents and knows what's better for us than we do, it would be abused and under-aged folks may acquire some of the nasty stuff.  Well, it works in Redbridge and countless other small community stores in Ontario.  So what gives?!?!

Hmmm ... what would the UC have to say about this?

Cedar Logs

These Cedar logs are destined to border a garden in the Compound after a bit more seasoning.

Rock Face

This rock face near the compound occasionally has water pour over it, but usually the water seeps around and under it.