Tag Archives: Ontario

The Chamberlains, Big Rideau Lake, Rideau River System, Ontario

The Chamberlains, Big Rideau Lake, Rideau River System, Ontario When I am near to water, I enjoy photographing the reflections of clouds on the water as well as the shapes of the various lily pad leaves. The Chamberlain’s wheeled dock.

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Departing for Ireland

Departing for Ireland Today, my son, Alan, heads off to Ireland for a combination of study and vacation with a group from Toronto.

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A Backyard Visitor, Kanata, Ontario

A Backyard Visitor, Kanata, Ontario I was doing some yard work when this large dragonfly came into the backyard and visited for awhile. Anything that eats mosquitoes is welcome so, aside from taking its picture, I left this one to … Continue reading

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Friends of the Jock River Outing, Jock River, Richmond, Ontario

Friends of the Jock River Outing, Jock River, Richmond, Ontario With life jackets all in place our little group headed up the mighty Jock River . It is really a rather subdued river once the Spring snow melt has passed … Continue reading

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A nice Spring day, Kanata, Ontario

A nice Spring day, Kanata, Ontario With a nice blue sky, Canada Geese flying overhead, tulips blooming in the gardens and a butterfly or two, the day turned out to be very pleasant. Henry’s Elfin

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Mud Lake, Nepean, Ontario

Mud Lake, Nepean, Ontario Some Spring days, Mud Lake is a great spot to find migrating warblers. Other days the pickings can be slim. This day was a bit on the slow side but a few warblers did kindly oblige … Continue reading

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A Grey Squirrel, a feeder and some snow

It was snowing hard but this large Grey Squirrel was determined to get nourishment out of this close-to-empty feeder.

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Something to Crow about, Ottawa, Ontario

Something to Crow about, Ottawa, Ontario Went to visit my son by the offices of Canada post and was amazed at the number of crows that had decided that that would be their area to spend the night. The lights … Continue reading

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Christmas Lights, Toronto, Ontario

Christmas Lights, Toronto, Ontario We were visiting in Toronto for a day and our hosts thought that it would be interesting to drive around to look at some of the Christmas lights. They had read about a few nicely decorated … Continue reading

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Chipmunk Trail, Ottawa Greenbelt, Nepean, Ontario

Chipmunk Trail, Ottawa Greenbelt, Nepean, Ontario

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