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Sunset on Lake Nipissing in North Bay
The thing that looks like a whale is a smooth rock that is sitting in the water close to shore. The sky was right, there was a wind to give some waves and the moisture in the air gave me a fantastic sunset.
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180 Degree turn in Thunder Bay
The Pileated Woodpecker showed up again At my friends place Can’t go to Thunder Bay and not see Kakabeka Falls. Quimet Canyon is an interest stop. Here the earth has cracked open. I does not have water in it but it is on high ground. I caught these two n the trail to the canyon…
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The Road to Thunder Bay
One side is the great Lake Superior and the other side is the Canadian Shield. The lake is almost never calm even in the morning But inland you can find calm Aguasabon Falls in Terrace Bay. The falls has to make a 90 degree turn to flow out to Lake Superior. It is here I…
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Day 3
I stayed in Chutes Provincial Park. Here is the Falls that made the park. On to St Joseph Island. Never been there and it was interesting. I drove all the way around the island and it was mostly a paved road with trees on both sides. If you wanted to escape the world this would…
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Waterfalls in autum colours
Day 2 I’m off to check out waterfalls. First stop is Algonquin’s Ragged Falls. it’s early morning and the fog is still in the air. I have been to this falls countless times and it always seems to be at the same amount of water even in the winter. It is a problem taking pictures…
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Fall colour Trip Oct 2024
Best way to start a trip is let the sunrise be the beginning and no better place to start looking for colours is Algonquin To get the real feel of nature bring some munches and the chickadee will eat out of your hand I was too early and Algonquin colour change was later this year.…
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Evening to night skies
Sept. 18 2024 Last night we had a partial eclipse of the moon here are the way to full partial eclipse here is the final and then the clouds came. Lucky me. here is something everyone knows A couple days before this I went out to catch a sunset. It was just a sun setting…
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The Blue Moonrise August 19 2024
A blue moon refers either to the presence of a second full moon in a calendar month, to the third full moon in a season containing four, or to a moon that appears blue due to atmospheric effects. So it was a perfect time for my challenge of getting a good moon picture. I had a…
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A Trip to the sunflower Patch August 16 2024
Extent ended family trip to the sunflower patch A farm close to Guelph has a unique idea to add some value to their farm. Grow sun flowers and add some farm animals and you have a fun outing for a family. No admission fee but you had to buy some sunflowers that you picked. Perfect!…
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A little walk out Aug. 7 2024
Wow three in one area! And the cycle is on it’s last turn When this monarch caterpillar becomes a butterfly it has to travel to Mexico to start the great migration north again.
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Early Morning at Wilson Flats July 28
It’s early morning and my camera got me out to see what we could find. The spiders had all their netting on display and the overnight dew collected on their webs. Some were big and others interesting Flowers were blooming everywhere Even an Rose Breasted Grosbeak showed up checking out the guy with the camera…
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Wilson Flats July 4 2024
Wilson Flats is a river bed that is a valley that the Grand River runs through. In this valley it has untold wildlife. Each time I visit it I find new birds or animals. Today two more were added to my photo library. Here is a Great Egret a first for me. Here for the…
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St Jacobs Farmers’ Market June 22 2024
The world is filled with special places that most of us just don’t see. This market is one of them. Yes a great number of residents in the KW area use it but a lot are missing out. Today I thought it was time for me to see if I could capture the range of…
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Walk on the Mill Race in St Jacobs June 19 2024
At the dam that diverts the water for the Mill race in the past I found this adult Blue Heron on the shore of the Conestoga River. Here the Heron is flying low over the river just past the dam Here a male Cardinal is looking for a drink on this hot 32 degree plus…
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Father’s Day 2024
Grandson Jordan being himself Granddaughter Selinah who can read! Selinah and Jordan and their mother left happy and they made Father’s Day for grandpa Great!
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A walk in Snyders Flats June 14 2024
It was a sunny day and I had a few hours so I grabbed my camera and off to find something interesting to photograph. A House Wren bringing food for their young. A Tree Swallow Another Tree Swallow that someone decided it should have a tag on it’s foot for the rest of it’s life.…
