alec at webster's falls

Dundas, September 2009

weaving fields of queen anne's lace

weaving fields of queen anne's lace
are sceptres brown now
with a turned down face
and the wind and the stars
so cold and clear
are heaven's voice and chandelier

Stratford, September 2009

p-soir

Despite Stats Can's pronouncement that Guelph is the nation's safest city ugly events occur - drunk men swarming, mauling & spitting on women? Men who can't hold their liquor for another 20 metres? What's with the new men-only pissoirs? What are women who complain told - 'shut up, women should be obscene and not heard'?
Guelph, September 2009

unarmed visitors welcome

Georgian Bay, August 2009

o black water

Georgian Bay, August 2009

jane bunnett & kidsability

Guelph Jazz Festival, September 2009

playing thelonius monk

Gordon Allen from Montreal playing some Thelonius Monk with the Jean Derome Évidence Trio + 3.
Guelph Jazz Festival, September 2009

kidsability

Some members of Kidsability who performed with Jane Bunnett at today's Guelph Jazz Festival.
Downtown Guelph, September 2009

dogs are more interesting than sunsets

Georgian Bay, August 2009

ferns in the rock

Thirty Thousand Islands, Georgian Bay, August 2009

psyching up for the sunset swim

Guelph Lake, September 2009

lichen on granite #2

Georgian Bay, August 2009

lichen on granite

Georgian Bay, August 2009

faery buttons

A walk along the T.J.Dolan Trail in Stratford is rife with colourful wildflowers right now - including this yellow tansy.
Stratford, September 2009

the bicycle rack at work

Over 250 people work here - but really you'd have to harbour a death wish to cycle on Woodlawn Road - things are getting better slowly but compared to Montreal and other Canadian cities we have a loooong way to go.
Guelph, September 2009

still light

Georgian Bay, August 2009

first light on the round rock

Georgian Bay, August 2009

georgian bay shield

Bayfield Inlet, August 2009

owee

Georgian Bay, August 2009

self portrait..

in the cool clear water of Georgian Bay.
Bayfield Inlet, August 2009

water lily pads

Georgian Bay, August 2009

motorcycles on a rainy road

The Elora Road, August 2009

stopping for the light

Harriston, ON, August 2009

in the red room between the giant glasses

Downtown Guelph, August 2009

swiss sibs

Georgian Bay, August 2009

sunset through the porch screen

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

frog pond lily pads

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

the old kitchen utensils

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

pickerel weed, grass & bee

Georgian Bay, August 2009

holiday morning #2

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

holiday morning

the old kitchen, Georgian Bay, August 2009

wild rose on the shield..

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

on the tenth concession..

looking north through the Bighead River valley down towards the village of Bognor.

Grey County, August 2009

orange sunrise mist

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

bayview escarpment nature reserve

The Grey Bruce Trail Network website has descriptions of local trails. The trails in the Bayview Escarpment Nature Reserve are part of the Bruce Trail and the Tom Thomson Trail as well.
Grey County, August 2009

self portrait in ralph & helen's stone

dozens & dozens of my relatives are buried at McLean's Cemetery in Grey County where we went today to visit a recent arrival then hike a trail. while there taking photos of the markers of my Caesar relatives a woman sitting nearby said "Well my husband just took a photo of that same stone". We were the only people there. So I met a new cousin - Elmer Ceaser... and heard a story about the original Caesar couple - John & Mary - who came from Tipperary, Ireland in the early 1800s: they had a baby born during the voyage here who died and was buried at sea. We talked a bit. I really need to look into a plot soon. the plot might involve getting relatives together occaisionally.

McLeans's Cemetery, Grey County, August 2009

forest ride

Riding through the Guelph Off Road Biking Association trails near Victoria and the Speed River.
Guelph, August 2009

mimi on the water

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

island sunrise

One such perfect moment.

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

affectionately called the toast rocks..

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

flying heads..

You'll need to swerve maniacally to avoid the flying heads when driving through Elora.
Elora, August 2009

red tree in august

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

morning sun warmed rock

Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

almost sunrise

5:42 am
Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

early morning moon

we went out canoeing to see the early morning moon and then sunrise on the bays and channels. it was actually darker than this but I brightened it a bit so there was at least something to see.
Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

boreal soup

lichen, moss, fungus, needles, claws and more.
Bayfiled Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

moss & lichen

green reindeer lichen among some fruiting hair cap moss.
Bayfield Inlet, Georgian Bay, August 2009

kitsch & fudge

So many towns which are gateways to awesome natural splendour seem frosted with cultural famine. Who would buy french fries made in the grease pit of a former garage?
Parry Sound, August 2009

instrument petting zoo

Mill Race Festival, Galt, August 2009

sheesham & lotus..

playing their old time music for happy feet.
Mill Race Festival, Galt, August 2009