Blue Morning

It doesn't get much more peaceful than this.

Bayfield Inlet, Ontario

On Vacation

Alec, Sarah and I went hiking along the Bruce Trail at the Petun Conservation Area near Collingwood a couple of years ago - he made this photo of me making this photo.
We're on vacation now for a couple of weeks - hope to get in some hiking and snapping.

Petun Conservation Area

Alec

Flashback - c.1990.

Lake Huron

Yarrow

Yarrow at the Guelph Enabling Garden.

Guelph, Ontario

Jackie Washington

I remember seeing Jackie Washington at various folk festivals in the 70's and thinking he was really hip & good even though he seemed decades older than most other performers. It's absolutely amazing how he keeps going - born in 1919 - what's that 87? 88? What an inspiring man!
Watch a bit of a documentary on him here.

Home County Folk Festival, London

wide awake granddogger #2

Learning to fly.


Guelph

sleeping granddogger

One of the most pleasant things about being a grandparent is that you can relax and appreciate the moments spent with your grandchildren. To a parent a sleeping child offers an opportunity to get something done - time for action. To a grandparent it presents an opportunity to meditate and be mindful of the beauty of it all.

Guelph

St. Peters Basilica

St. Peters Basilica & London skyline from Victoria Park.

London, Ontario

The Polyjesters at Home County

Fun swing band The Polyjesters at the Home County Folk Festival.

London, Ontario

green gold and blue evening

Near Teviotdale, Ontario

water lily

Water lily (Nymphaeaceae) seeds can live for 2000 years.
A Monet painting could live forever.

Terra Cotta Conservation Area

stumped juggler

Juggler wondering just why that pin is hanging in mid air. Only the miscreants with the helium tank know for sure.

Downtown Guelph

Shand Dam

As trees were removed and land cleared in the Grand River watershed - during the 19th and early 20th centuries - water levels fluctuated wildly resulting in increased flooding in towns along the river. In 1942 the Shand Dam was built in Fergus - the first dam built in Canada for water control purposes.

Belwood Lake Conservation Area

climbing nightshade

From the same family that brought you tomatoes and potatoes comes the bittersweet or deadly or climbing nightshade. Don't eat the berries. Just enjoy the view.

Terra Cotta Conservation Area

stiff arrowhead

A relatively rare stiff arrowhead plant flowers among the lily pads on Wolf Lake at the Terra Cotta Conservation Area. The stiff arrowhead is related to the common arrowhead or wapato - once a staple food of native populations across North America.

Terra Cotta C.A.

some things take time

Guelph Lake

art on the street

Here's French, bassist with Toronto's Magneta Lane, at todays art on the street event.

Downtown Guelph

common wood nymph

We saw these nymphs along the Bruce Trail between Cataract and Brimstone near the Forks of the Credit.
Nice hike with variety - waterfalls, meadows, river, forest, escarpment. No ice cream or coffee though. Bring that yourself.

Forks of the Credit, Ontario

Black Eyed Susan

Gloriosa Daisy - Rudbeckia hirta - a variety of Black Eyed Susan - waving in the colour riot of Tony D's front yard.

Guelph

Guelph Lake shore

shore of Guelph Lake