flowing rock

August 2006, Bayfield Inlet

woven wood

The Grand Valley Trail passes through Elora on its way from Lake Erie to up around Orangeville.

September 2006, Elora Gorge

a bird in the hand

After a few attempts Aurora stays still enough to coax a little bird into her hand.

Starkey Hill, Arkell

tough love

Parent banded wood snail pushing baby 'out of the nest' and , unfortunately, off the leaf, as it turned out.


June 2006, Guelph

blue and yellow bracket fungi

Nice pastel fungi.

Starkey's Hill Trail

Arkell Side Trail

We walked from Arkell Road down the Arkell Side Trail to the Eramosa River and back - takes a couple of hours through rolling hills and woods. Nice variety.

Eramosa River

fluttering chickadee

A fluttering chickadee on Anwen's finger enthralls Magali.

Starkey's Hill

reds and greens of fall

The moss was almost fluorescent, the needle carpet felt like walking on a futon.

Starkey Hill Trail

turkey tails

Not sure if these are little turkey tails or something else - started looking through an excellent collection of fungus photos from G Barron but haven't finished yet - there's hundreds!

Starkey Hill Trail

pond grass through the trees

You can see the parking lot for Starkey's Hill Trail in the upper left of this map.


Starkey's Hill Trail

bracket fungus

Bracket fungus at Starkey Hill.


Starkey Hill, near Arkell

chickadee

There's a magical spot along Starkey Hill Trail where, if you stop, be quiet, and hold your hand out - black capped chiackadees will come and sit on your hand.
Sarah demonstartes her technique to Magali.

Starkey Hill Trail

orange fungus

Starkey's Hill Trail

Highway 9

near Mildmay

foggy night

Foggy night to walk the dog.

Guelph

flashback

Songs lyrics and memes from the 60s and 70s painted on one of several colourful 'boutiques' in a pretty river town where some buildings are built on stilts over the water.


August 2006, Bear River, Nova Scotia

white pop up

Made by Alec Sutherland


Guelph

morning mist

August 2006.


Bayfield Inlet

Magali and Anwen

Magali and Anwen

Guelph

Goldie Mill

North Garden of the ruins at Goldie Mill.

Guelph

St Agnes School

Looking up the Cork Street hill as the sun sets through the windows of St Agnes School.

Guelph

Griot's Journey

If you're interested in African storytelling, dance and drumming check out Griot's Journey by Adjwa and Fule Badoe at Afroculture.com


Guelph Youth Music Centre

a picture of a picture of you

Sarah and I standing in front of our portraits at Greg Denton's Anyone Lived, 2001


Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph

waves of grain

The Arboretum, Guelph

veins of gold

The Arboretum.

Guelph

frozen red

Frozen red maple in the pond at the Japanese Garden.
The Arboretum, Guelph

Beaver Crossing

One on our new Beaver Crossing signs - defaced by vandals. You can see the construction going on as they build the new overhead beaver crosssing - built so we can salute the crosssing beavers on our drive past in the morning.

Guelph

Kissing Bridge Trail

Watch the curves...


north of Guelph

Monarch food spawning

A trail handy to the north end heads northwest along a rail and electrical right of way - starting where Edinburgh ends at Woodlawn.

Guelph

George Bush Pumpkin

Gareth Lind's wonderful George Bush pumpkin.

Guelph