Fall Day on the Lake

I took the final cruise of the season yesterday on the Fortuitous as I was taking the boat off the lake for the winter.

Mazinaw Lke

This is the view of the small bay on Mazinaw Lake my pal Mike's cottage is on.  The drive there and back from North Bay to Pembroke and down Highway 41 was spectacular!

Thanksgiving Monday

It's a beautiful Thanksgiving Monday.  Marsha and I went for a paddle along the lake to check out the fall colours and enjoy the warmth.

Fall Cottage

One of the original cottages on an island on our lake shows off the fall colours.

Monster Hosta

This perennial monster hosta was bigger than anticipated this year as half of it was cut out and given to a neighbour.

Abandoned

Not sure of the meaning of the tag here, but the building appears t be unused and ripe for vandalization.

Gordon Lightfoot

Great show - Gordon Lightfoot - Aug. 28, 2015 at the Capital Center in North Bay; we were 2nd row, dead center.

Lake Mazinaw

This is a view straight up the cliffs at Lake Mazinaw - about 300 feet straight up, and the drop is pretty much exactly the same straight down below the surface of the water.

The Mazinaw cliffs also have a number of petroglyphs that date back to hundreds of years before the North American invasion by white men.

August Sky

August clouds are always dramatic.

Lake Mazinaw

Had a great Home Alone getaway on Lake Mazinaw this week - great location, friends, weather, fun!

Summer Heat Sunset

Saturday evening sunset on Trout Lake - beauty day, hot hot hot.

Summer in the Park, North Bay, Aug. 1, 2015

This is a missed shot of the stage set up and background for the Burton Cummings concert on Saturday night - great show!

Tracks

CPR tracks in the rail yards in Thunder Bay.

North Wind

The North Wind came in Tuesday afternoon with a vengeance - strong gale force winds and a huge drop in temperature.

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.